have no heart for
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After a day when he had few customers and no tips, Raji would have no heart for books, but most of the time he was eager to learn.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
Mother says I have no heart for my own kind.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
“Amy is left for him, and they would suit excellently, but I have no heart for such things, now. I don’t care what becomes of anybody but you, Beth. You must get well.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
"But I have no heart for it now that I know your errand."
From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
Madame," I said, "I see plainly enough that you have no heart for my company, neither do I intend any idle intrusion.
From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
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