The whistle was repeated, louder than before, and thereupon the guardian of the way Forsook his post, and retreated in a trot around the corner of the house.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
There he Forsook the needle altogether, and lived as the paid apostle of the dignity of manual labour, for which he had himself little mind.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
His father very rarely said anything, Peter never said anything at all, and if Aunt Jessie did venture on a little conversation she received so slender an encouragement that she always Forsook the attempt after a very short time.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole