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Thy faithful subjects have abjured the faith they swore to thee.

From Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale by Beckford, William

How shall I tell the jade that I have abjured women?

From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John

But he had to face a continuous roar of interruption and hostility from the Irish benches—those converted sinners who have abjured sack, and have become the most orderly and loyal, and steadfast of Ministerialist bulwarks.

From Sketches in the House (1893) by O'Conner, T. P.

All the great spiritual teachers have denied themselves personal luxuries, comforts, and rewards, have abjured temporal power, and have lived and taught the limitless and impersonal Truth.

From The Way of Peace by Allen, James

Now, the Jacobins, even if they have abjured their principles, remember their acts.

From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Durand, John