crossed in love
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Isolated by the pique and indifference of the other royals, neglected, crossed in love and bested by Mrs Parker Bowles, she found “affinity”, she said, with the rejected.
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2017
"A man who does not show it when he is crossed in love, can't have any very deep feelings," persisted Gretchen.
From Under a Charm, Vol. III. (of III) A Novel by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
I guess she must have been crossed in love about a hundred years ago.”
From Marjorie Dean, High School Junior by Lester, Pauline
He believed he was unhappy through being crossed in love; but actually, this sorrow was only the outer shell of another which was deeper and more real, and which depended on himself alone.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente
A little later, when Page was also crossed in love, both forswore marriage forever.
From Threads of Grey and Gold by Reed, Myrtle
