forswear
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"Forswear me, then," quoth Liliokani, "forswear me, and come not hither again, and the anger of the all-god shall be appeased."
From The Holy Cross and Other Tales by Field, Eugene
Never saw I Wretches so quake: they kneel, they kiss the earth; Forswear themselves as often as they speak: Bohemia stops his ears, and threatens them With divers deaths in death.
From The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare, William
Lips will cling, Forswear, and be forsaken, and men forget Where once our tombs were, and our children sing— So very lightly!—'Love runs into debt.'
From The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages by Cabell, James Branch
Forswear what is already lost and make an end of it.”
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart
Forswear not thyself, sweet youth; for I am not welcome.
From Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Clark, William George
Vocabulary lists containing forswear
Romeo and Juliet
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Othello
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