pung slump puttering; snore, swow, vum. Old Entick’s columns near
| Pung. Puttering about. Puzzle. Quilting match. Rave, if angered. Raound, for round. Reckon. |
Set by, prized. Shack, a ragged beggar. Shet, for shut. Slick, for sleek. Slobber. Slosh, Slump. Snicker. Snore, I snore, I swow, I vum. Sozzle. |
ex “The Wolcott Dialect,” in New Connecticut : A Autobiographical Poem. By A. Bronson Alcott. Edited by F. B. Sanborn [who presumably provided the notes and introductory material]. (Boston, 1887) : 136-139 (138)
U Colorado Boulder (!) copy/scan (via google books) : link
LoC copy/scan (via archive.org) : link
“first edition privately printed in 1882”
that glossary of the “The Wolcott Dialect” is a note to this stanza —
Rude was the dialect spoken here, and strong,
It pained his ear ofttimes, and finer taste;
Old Entick’s columns near, he dipt among,
And for his thoughts found words more apt and chaste.
in Part I (of four), “The Farmer’s Boy”
p 24 : link
Amos Bronson Alcott (1799-1888)
“had only minimal formal schooling before attempting a career as a traveling salesman. Worried that the itinerant life might have a negative impact on his soul, he turned to teaching...”
wikipedia : link
22 June 2025