slip of the pen
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"Just a slip of the pen, my dear."
From Time Magazine Archive
“That was a slip of the pen; I hope you will excuse it.”
From Jerry Junior by Lowell, Orson
This has been interpreted as a slip of the pen for ganza; but it may be a Lombardism for gazza.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
But that was a slip of the pen, merely.
From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew
Dear Saint Nicholas: Will you give me room to rectify a slip of the pen?
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 by Dodge, Mary Mapes
