Cometh the hour, cometh the man

Posted by James Briggs on November 28, 2002

There's a request in today's Times newspaper for the origin of this phrase. It's not in our archive and a Google search comes up with many, many sites where the phrase is used, but I can't find one with the origin - a matter of not seeing the wood for the trees! Any help?
Thanks

• Cometh the hour, cometh the man TheFallen 11/28/02
  • Cometh the hour, cometh the man James Briggs 11/28/02