Handel resembles Lully somewhat in his reputation for being a lover of the table and a neglecter of womankind.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
To be philandering with a commercial traveller who has finished a good day's work seemed less shocking than dalliance with a neglecter of business; it seemed indeed, by comparison, respectable.
"The Old Wives' Tale"
Arnold Bennett