...hurried: it imist be many months before I can marry. "Consider ho* fhort an acijuaintance.' '"1 consider there is many a slip between the cup and the lip ; and if you considet my advice, or your o\v« inteiest,' you \vHl not stand shillyjdally. _Girla without...

...so much for the sake of speedily going round to keep his appointment, as from the recollection that there is " many a slip between the cup and the lip;" and that Alfred might be discovered by some of the fraternity, and arrested in his passage, a circumstance...

...take her in tow. It was, of course, naturally expected that the Mystery would bear away the Cup; but" there is many a slip between the cup and the lip," and so it proved in this instance, for in Northfleet Hope, the iron binding of the Mystery's dead eyes...

...column of whom were rapidly descending into the town. Coming down in haste I found the dinner ready, but there is many a slip between the cup and the lip ; and, reaching across the table, which was ready garnished, I swept the whole — utensils, food, and all...

...Jesulmer, and the Rawul left his capital at the same time. All difficulties now seemed to be at an end, but there is many a slip between the cup and the lip, and so it nearly proved on the present occasion ; for before half the first march was completed, an ill-omened...

...have a good look at her. His reasoning was just, and the idea not bad; but, as the old proverb says, "There is many a slip between the cup and the lip ;" and so Master Harry Crawford found to his cost. 141 anything of the sort, like a shot over her ears, right...

...estates and fine places cheap ! " To all which her husband would reply, " We shall see in time, but there is many a slip between the cup and the lip ; and you must remember that, although Browne has one child, we have five, and four of them boys, and who...

...doubt anticipated from the report of his more fortunate brothers in arms, a similar " blow out;" but there is many a slip between the cup and the lip, and our time and steam being precious, he got nothing but expressions of regret that he had not come before,...

...would not have life enough left to show a good fight when the dogs came up. It has been truly said that there is many a slip between the cup and the lip, and the truth of this old saying I was about most bitterly to experience. In half an hour the Bushman came...

...fancy that we touch it ; afterwards, when we are older, we have learnt to calculate more truly that ' ' There is many a slip Between the cup and the lip ;" and to look round for probabilities which may occur to prevent that scheme from ever becoming a reality....