John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4376 Thomas Pery 1729-1811 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4376 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Percy (1729–1811) |
| QUOTATION: | Have you not heard these many years ago Jeptha was judge of Israel? He had one only daughter and no mo, The which he loved passing well; And as by lott, God wot, It so came to pass, As God’s will was. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Jepthah, Judge of Israel. |
| Note 1. ”As by lot, God wot;” and then you know, “It came to pass, as most like it was.”—William Shakespeare: Hamlet, act ii. sc. 2. [back] |