Sunday, May 10, 2009

The Ultimate Rejection

"Mr. Watts, I only wish I could admire the casket (jewelry box) as much as I admire the jewel."

-Elizabeth Singer to Isaac Watts in response to his request of her hand in marriage.

Ouch.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

that was a sad moment :(

But looks aren't everything ^^ As long as he wasn't abhorrent to me to begin with, I would think that being a man of God who is set on following God's will would win out every time =D

:: k e l l y :: said...

i thought it was pretty funny actually. if you heard giggling on your side it was probably my voice echoing over :p