The story
From John Milton's 1645 lyric poem L’Allegro, specifically the lines: "Com, and trip it as ye go / On the light fantastick toe."
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
From John Milton's 1645 lyric poem L’Allegro, specifically the lines: "Com, and trip it as ye go / On the light fantastick toe."
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.