foolbody

Updated: May 2, 2025

So I hummed the old lilt of the Leslies, whence, they say, comes our name Between the less lea and the mair, He slew the knight and left him there; for I deemed it well to show a good face. Moreover, I had some conceit of myself as a swordsman, and Randal was laughing like a foolbody at my countenance.

Andrew Lang - A Monk of Fife