"be still my heart" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1868, Charles Reade, chapter 8, in Foul Play",
          "text": "How strange, how hellish (God forgive me for saying so!) it seems that she should love him. But, does she love him? Can she love him? Could she love him if she knew all? Know him she shall before she marries him. For the present, be still, my heart.",
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          "text": "Roll tape! Action!\n\"I can't feel a pulse!\" shouts Ms. Brunette Beauty, RN.\n\"Call a code!\" commands Blue-Eyed Hunk, MD. . . .\nHe's talking to me. Be still my heart.",
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        "(idiomatic) An admonition to oneself to calm down when overly excited, especially in terms of romantic attraction."
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