set one's heart on
Example Sentences
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To be morally good is to know the good, to set one's heart on the true object of affection; and to be theoretically sound is to understand perfection.
From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton
Two beautiful eyes looking upon you and seeming to say: 'March upon the enemy!' are enough to set one's heart on fire!
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne
It is not wise to set one’s heart on what one is not sure of getting—or on things that perish with the using—which is emphatically true of jackets.
From Janet's Love and Service by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
"Mother, it must always be the last chance—the only chance, when one has set one's heart on it."
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by Maxwell, W. B. (William Babington)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
