1836.13

"Errant Rogue," in Poem, Prefers Ball to Study

Salience	Peripheral
Tags	CollegeCollege
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City/State/Country:	United States
Modern Address
Game	BallBall
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	YouthYouth
Holiday
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Text	The Dissipated Collegian "Tis said there was a certain wight, Whose mother-wit was very bright, An errant rogue, and even bolder Than many rogues a good deal older; . . . This wight of ours disdained to study And hated books in soul and body; His lessons, therefore, were neglected Though he as often was corrected; But when there was a chance to play, Our rogue would slily run away; Yet, had he given due attention, (So powerful was his comprehension,) He might have been the first of all In science, as in playing ball; He might have done as great exploits In study as in pitching quoits; . . . .
Sources	Selection of Juvenile and Miscellaneous Poems, Written or Translated by Roswell Park, (Desilver, Thomas ad Co., Philadelphia, 1836),. page 44.
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Comment	Roswell Park was born at Lebanon, Conn., in 1807, graduated at West Point, and at Union College in 1831. He died July 16, 1869. Whether he was an errant wight is not yet known by Protoball. Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Was "collegian" a term for a university student, back then? Edit with form to add a query
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Submitted by	John Thorn
Submission Note	Email of 11/7/2016
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