affaire de coeur

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C’est une affaire de coeur, ees it not, mon ami?

From She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)

Not long after the sad finale of his affaire de coeur, he left his home in the country, and going to Frankfort became a clerk in the post office.

From Tempest and Sunshine by Holmes, Mary Jane

Though, after all, I was not so sure about the last part, for I did not feel half satisfied concerning my affaire de coeur, and was strolling somewhat listlessly along, when Clara pinched my arm.

From A Fluttered Dovecote by Fenn, George Manville

I don't think, in the first case, that this was an affaire de coeur, as the Frenchmen say.

From The Drone A Play in Three Acts by Mayne, Rutherford

It is a delicate matter, entre nous, une affaire de coeur.

From The History of Pendennis by Thackeray, William Makepeace