4376. Thomas Percy. 1729-1811. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


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]