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"Say your last farewell to her, to that Alexandria you are losing," Cavafy wrote in his famous poem, "The God Forsakes Antony".

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2013

He who applies his mind unworthily, Neglecting discipline, Forsakes the goal and clings to things beloved, Then envies those to meditation given.

From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Woodward, Frank Lee

He to whom I gave my heart with all its wealth of love, Forsakes me for another.—Medea.

From Cruel As The Grave by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

I hear him; yet I'm unprepared: My gift of lying's gone; And this court-devil, which I so oft have raised, Forsakes me at my need.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir

"Cassada shrubs abound, whose poison root, Supplies the want of snow-white Northern flour; This grated fine, and steep'd in water fair, Forsakes each particle of noxious power."

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip