“I fell, you see. Trod on my abbot, Father Habit. Oh, dear! I mean…”
Variant: Err, sorry Father Abbot. I tripped y'see. Trod on my Abbot, Father Habit. Oh dear, I mean....
Source: Redwall
“Drumossie moor — Drumossie day —
A waefu' day it was to me!
For there I lost my father dear,
My father dear, and brethren three.”
Lament for Culloden
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