cupid had butt in at the wrong moment.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
As the times go, cupid has grown to cupidity, and seeks his match in money or station, or such things.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
As for marriage, these young men who have the world, or the better part of it, they marry where cupidity, not cupid leads them.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr