“He stood a spell on one foot fust
Then stood a spell on t' other,
An' on which one he felt the wust
He could n't ha' told ye nuther.”

The Courtin' .
The Biglow Papers (1848–1866), Series II (1866)

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American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat 1819–1891

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“He stood a spell on one foot fust
Then stood a spell on t' other,
An' on which one he felt the wust
He could n't ha' told ye nuther.”