Alas poore scholler, whither wilt thou goe: or Strange altrations which at this time be there's many did thinke they never should see. To the tune of, Halloo my fancy, &c. Wild, Robert, 1609-1679. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A15348 of text S102153 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 25632). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A15348 STC 25632 ESTC S102153 99837952 99837952 2303 2248555445

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A15348) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 2303) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1049:06) Alas poore scholler, whither wilt thou goe: or Strange altrations which at this time be there's many did thinke they never should see. To the tune of, Halloo my fancy, &c. Wild, Robert, 1609-1679. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill s.n., [London : 1641] By Robert Wild. Imprint from STC. (Written in early 1641 and very possibly printed before the end of the legal year 1640 on 24 March.)--STC. A ballad. In two parts. Woodcut illustrations at head of each part. Reproduction of original in the British Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. A15348 S102153 (STC 25632). civilwar no Alas poore scholler, whither wilt thou goe: or Strange altrations which at this time be; there's many did thinke they never should see. To t Wild, Robert 1641 2 658 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 C The rate of 30 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2003-08 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-12 Sampled and proofread 2003-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Alas poore Scholler , whither wilt thou goe : OR Strange altrations which at this time be ; There 's many did thinke they never should see . To the tune of , Halloo my Fancy , &c.

IN a melancholly studdy None but my selfe , Me thought my muse grew muddy , After seaven yeares reading And costly breeding , I felt , but could finde no pelfe : Into learned raggs I 'ue rent my Plush and Sattin , And now am fit to begg in Hebrew , Greeke and Lattin , Iu●●●●d of Aristotle , would I had got a Patten : Alasse poore Scholler whither wilt thou go ? Cambridge now I must leave thee And follow Fate , Colledge hopes doe deceiue me , I oft expected To haue beene elected , But desert is reprobate : Masters of Colledges have no common graces , And they that have Fellowships have but common places , And those that Schollers are , they must haue hansome faces : Alas poore Scholler whither wilt thou goe ?

I haue bow'd , I haue bended , And all in hope , Due day to be befrended , I haue Preach'd , I haue Printed What ere I hinted , To please our English Pope ; I worshipt towards the East , but the Sunne doth now forsake me , I finde that I am falling , the Northerne winds doe shake me , Would I had beene upright , for bowing now will breake me : Alas poore Scholler , whither wilt thou goe ? At great preferment I aymed Witnesse my silke , But now my hopes are maimed , I looked lately , To liue most stately , And haue a Dairy of Bell-ropes milke : But now alasse , my selfe I must not flatter , Bygamy of Steeples is a laughing matter , Each man must have but one , and Curates will grow fatter . Alas poore Scholler , whither wilt thou goe ?
The second part , to the same Tune .

INto some Country Uillage Now I must goe , Where neither Tith nor Tillage ▪ The greedy Patron And parched Matron , Sweare to the Church they owe : Yet if I can preach and pray too on a sudden , And confute the Pope at adventure without studdying , Then ten pounds a yeare besides a sunday pudding . Alas poore Scholler whither wilt thou goe ? All the Arts I haue Skill in , Divine and Humane , Yet all 's not worth a shilling , When the women heare me , They doe but ieare me , And say I am profane : Once I remember , I Preached with a Weaver , I quoated Austine , He quoated Dodd and Cliver , I nothing got , he got a Cloke and Bever . Alas poore Scholler whither wilt thou goe ? Shipps , Shipps , Shipps I discover , Crossing the Maine , Shall I in and goe over Turne Iew or Atheist , Turke or Papist , To Geneva or Amsterdam : Bishoppricks are voyde in Scotland , shall I thither , Or follow Windebanke and Finch to see if either Doe want a Preist to shrive them , O no tis blustring weather . Alas poore Scholler whither wilt thou goe ? Ho , ho , ho , I have hit it , Peace goodman foole , Thou hast a frame will fit it , Draw thy Indenture , Be bound at adventure , An Apprentice to a Free-schoole ; There thou may'st command By William Lillies Charter , There thou mayst whipp , stripp and hang and draw and quarter , And commit to the red Rod , both Will . and Tom. and Arthur . I , I , 't is thither , thither will I goe .
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