1 definition by pho3nix
The expression implies a wishful or idealized alternative to an undesired reality. The phrase was coined by Robert Robinson, an English radio and television presenter, journalist and author.
{I} would that it were {so} = {I} wish it were {so}
{I} would that it were {so} = {I} wish it were {so}
by pho3nix January 10, 2016