The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
NOTABLE MEN WHO
WOULD NOT MARRY
Sir Joshua Reynolds Was Afraid He
Would Be Withdrawn From
His Studies

1t has often been said that there ara
two kinds of husbands difficult to live
with-the genius and the fool And the
chances of happiness are greater with the
fooli Thus we find many of our great
and notable men either making their
choice very carefully or never marrying
at all. says Tit-Bits.
Michael Angelo is reported to have said,
81 have espoused my art; and 1t occasions
me sufficient domestic cares for my
works are my children"
Sir Joshua Reynolds, the painter, would
never marry for fear he might be with
drawn from his studies. Angelica Kauff-
man and he used to paint each others
portraits, and this was sufficient for So
eiety to couple their names together
So too, the late Lord Leighton told the
Princess of Wales, who with the Prince.
was inspecting the artists pictures, that
he had never married because he could
not find sufficient time to devote to A
wife.
Sir Isaac Newton once went wooing
ana began to smoke, and. In absence of
mind, attempted to use the forefinger OF
the lady as a pipe-stopper. This unfortu-
nate act brought his courtship to an
another.
1t was for a not less trifling reason. as
most people would think that Beau Brum-
nell broke off his engagement to marry.
When asked why What could do my
dear fellow" he replied. but cut the
connection? l discovered that Lady Mary
actually ate cabbage"
Ccwper loved his first cousin and she
loved him, but her father forbade the
marriage on account of the relationship
III is said that his disappointment was
what first deranged the poets mind The
lady remained constant to him, preserving
with tender care all the love poems he
mad written to her under the name of
Della. Throughout the whole of his life
ne never seriously thought of marrying
after his first misfortune with his cousin
The Jessamy Bride" was the friend,
but not the sweetheart of Goldsmith. He
never married though on one occasion
he was with difficulty dissuaded from
uniting himself to a needlewoman whom
he wished to oblige.
John Berridge was not so good-natured,
for he would not enter the holy state
even to oblige rich lady. She wrote to
him that it had been revealed to her that
she should marry him. Berridge replied
that If this were the case the Lord would
have made a similar revelation to him.
and that, on the contrary. he had been
distinctly warned not to take to himself
a Jezebel.
Thompson, the poet of the Seasons,
had not sufficient money to marry the
Miss Young whom he celebrated as
Amanda" SO the lady was lost to poetry
In all senses, and gained by the navy.
for she married vice admiral
Samuel Rogers did not marry, though
he was fond of the society of ladies and
a favorite with them. In his latter years
he used to regret not having done So
Rogers nearest approximation to the
nuptial tie" was with a girl whom he
thought to be the most beautiful he had
ever seen. At the end of the London
season she said to him at ball, IT go
tomorrow to Worthing" He did not go
with her. Some months afterwards, being
at Ranelagh, he saw that the attention
of everyone was drawn towards a large
party that had just entered In the center
of which was lady leaning on the arm
OF her husband. Stepping forward to sec
this wonderful beauty he found it was
his love. She merely said. You never
came to Worthing.'