hearts and flowers
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hearts and flowers
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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"I was always filled with joy," he said, "and my heart overflowed with thanks."
From Time Magazine Archive
His swelling heart overflowed, and he said softly to his father, who was growing paler in the moonlight, "Dost thou not love me, then?"
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich
The boy's heart overflowed with emotion at the trait of simple piety, and he kissed her twice with all the affection of a fond brother.
From Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier by Lever, Charles James
His heart overflowed, and he talked for hours about the sun and moon and stars, and the flowers, and the trees; and, above all, how their parents and she herself looked.
From Four Phases of Love by Heyse, Paul
Immediately began an influx of postulants for the Cistercian habit, and every day brought more, till the stalls in the Choir were filled, and Abbot Christian’s heart overflowed with gladness.
From Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History by Anonymous
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