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Example sentences for "heart like"

  • There came a note, whose every word bit my heart like an adder.

  • This pierced Krespel's heart like a thousand daggers.

  • But Wolfframb's songs came from the depths of a loving soul, and found their way to Mathilda's heart like glittering, sharp-pointed arrows.

  • The soft expression of thy gay design Ill suits the sadness of a heart like mine-- A heart like mine, forever doomed to prove Each tender woe, but not one joy of love.

  • Cursed be the wretch who could wound a heart like yours.

  • Agricola told me that I had a heart like yours.

  • Rodin, with an inimitable expression of simplicity; "it is quite a matter of course when one has a heart like M.

  • Nothing must astonish you from a heart like hers," answered the hunchback.

  • The great load of mental agony which had been lifted up and held aloof by the daily applied power of opium sank back upon my heart like a crushing weight.

  • On the eve of a long farewell to England, a friend whom he loved with all the devotedness that belonged to a heart like his, showed the utmost indifference at his departure.

  • All these testimonies furnished by his conscience, and so consoling in every case, must have been doubly so to a heart like his, which, by his own avowal, could not go to rest with the weight of any remorse upon it.

  • This doubt, O regenerate one, is planted in my heart like a dagger.

  • Lying at the feet of that high-souled Rishi as the latter sat, the dog, with a heart like that of a human being, became exceedingly attached to him in consequence of the affection with which he was treated.

  • While in Yoga, the Supreme Soul displays itself in the Yogin's heart like a blazing fire, or like the bright Sun, or like the lightning's flame in the sky.

  • A heart like Daniel's heart, when he confessed before God that, to him and all his people belonged shame and confusion of face.

  • Give me a heart like Thine, Give me a heart like Thine, By Thy wonderful power, By Thy grace every hour, Give me a heart like Thine.

  • Indian; "Your words fall on my heart like a refreshing dew; they rejoice me, and restore me the hope of vengeance.

  • This thought constantly burning in my heart like a sharp arrow, by reviving my hatred, gave me the necessary strength to accomplish my heavy task.

  • Little by little this became a gnawing anxiety until at length every pleasant word Helga exchanged with Finsen, and every smile she gave him, seemed to go to Oscar's heart like a stab.

  • It frightens me to hear you repeat those threatening and angry words; they fall upon my heart like a terrible accusation against you!

  • I thank you for your kind words, which heal all the wounds of my heart like a soothing balm," replied the prince.

  • Here you imprinted the first kiss upon your wife's lips, and, like a heavenly smile, it penetrated deep into my soul, and it has remained in my heart like a little guardian angel of our love.

  • The sound of his voice did warm my heart like wine.

  • His scorn is lying on my heart like snow, My eyes are weary, and I fain would sleep; The quietest sleep is underneath the ground.

  • I never thought that he would have taken it all to heart like this.

  • But this morning little Grace had begun to cough, a little dry cough that struck on the father's heart like a knell.

  • That went through the true-lover's heart like a knife, and poor little Percy leaned in despair against Hope's workshop window transfixed by the poisoned arrow of jealousy.

  • Dear Margaret, with this knave saying, 'your poor old dad,' it had gone to my heart like a knife.

  • He started for Tergou with a royal favour promised, with fifteen golden angels in his purse, a golden medal on his bosom and a heart like a lump of lead.

  • It ended as nature has willed all such discourse shall end: young Richart went to Amsterdam with a face so long and sad as it had never been seen before, and a heart like granite.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    double standard; equal weight; heart and; heart beat; heart beating; heart began; heart failure; heart from; heart gave; heart shall; heart tells; hearted gentlemen; hearted girl; heartily sorry; hearty cheer; hearty laugh; hearty shake; hearty welcome; house girl; known passage; meaning smile; pay for; properly managed; struck the; this system; though still