break one's heart
Example Sentences
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And he said words so sweet as to break one's heart, of the goodness of God.
From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine, of Siena, Saint
The efforts of chance writers, if they be men of genius and learning, are things to break one’s heart over.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 by Various
And—to break at your feet? to break one's heart, do you mean?
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
They sighed and sobbed enough to break one's heart.
From Honey-Bee 1911 by Lane, Mrs. John
"If one must break one's heart, it is best to do it at once and have done with it," said Nettie, under her breath.
From The Doctor's Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
