On the other hand, a good many operas by native composers have failed to take the public fancy, and have had to be abandoned before they reached a minimum of, say, twenty performances in one year.
"The Operatic Problem"
William Johnson Galloway
The latter pondered for a while whether or not to bring Nell and show her this monstrous ape, but abandoned the intention, for suddenly he was seized by fear.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
We came prepared to continue the chase but had abandoned the use of the harpoon.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook