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
So he began to shriek and to bewail; 'twas enough to break one's heart; and so the king threw his pocket-handkerchief to him to bind his wound.
From Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent, George Webbe
The crickets chirped, and a shepherd lad lying among the tall grasses blew so melancholy an air upon his horn that it was enough to break one's heart.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various
"It does break one's heart to see such children, doesn't it?" she answered, looking at them tenderly and ignoring his pointed tribute to her beauty.
From The One Woman by Dixon, Thomas
It's enough to break one's heart to think of such a glorious old place in such hands.
From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George
