affaire de coeur
Example Sentences
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And amongst those who fought for the faith an affaire de coeur with a pretty pagan was held to be a sin as deadly as heresy or magic.
From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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
"May one call it an affaire de coeur?" asked Vassili, with his grim smile.
From The Sowers by Merriman, Henry Seton
No adequate reason could be guessed at for such eccentricity, not even the excuse of an affaire de coeur, which would go further in the minds of Frenchmen than any other justification of capricious courses.
From Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
