| John Newman Edwards - 1867 - 576 pages
...the "cut-throats," as the Confederates were stigmatized, so certain were they of capture. Ah ! but there 's " many a slip between the cup and the lip," and none knew it better than Shanks and his followers. The command almost completely exhausted, ammunition... | |
| Granville Moody - 1890 - 502 pages
...prison, making every effort for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. " Yes, yes," I said ; " but there 's many a slip between the cup and the lip; and I think it best for yourself, and for us, to keep you quiet till times change for the better for all... | |
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