Both Uses of
forsake
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- This city had remained faithful to him, after the whole nation had forsaken his cause to join the standard of Parliament and liberty.†
p. 165.1 *forsaken = abandoned or given up on
- His feelings are forever on the stretch; and when he begins to sink into repose, he finds himself obliged to quit that on which he rests in pleasure for something new, which again engages his attention, and which also he forsakes for other novelties.†
p. 166.9forsakes = abandons or gives up on
Definition:
to abandon or give up on -- such as someone who needs you, or an idea, or a place