 Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope, would you shake the cable, or keep shouting out to him, 'Blondin, stand up a little straighter —...  Practical Argumentation - Страница 172по George Kynett Pattee - 1909 - 363 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Robert Dickinson Sheppard - 1899 - 136 страници
...of the Administration. The President heard them patiently, and then replied: — "Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope, would you shake the cable, or keep shouting out to him... | |
 | Hélène Adeline Guerber - 1899 - 384 страници
...known of all his stories, and, alluding to a famous tight-rope dancer, he said : " Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it into the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a tight rope. Would you shake the cable,... | |
 | Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1900 - 276 страници
...of the Administration. The President heard them patiently, and then replied : " Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold and you had put it in the hands of Blondin, to carry across the Niagara river on a rope. Would you shake the cable or keep shouting at him, ' Blondin,... | |
 | 1900 - 554 страници
...omissions of the administration. Lincoln heard them patiently, and then replied: "Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope, would you shake the cable or keep on shouting out to him,... | |
 | Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh - 1900 - 446 страници
...of the administration. President Lincoln heard them patiently, and then replied: "Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope; would you shake the cable, or keep shouting out to him—'... | |
 | Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1900 - 278 страници
...of the Administration. The President heard them patiently, and then replied : " Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold and you had put it in the hands of Blondin, to carry across the Niagara river on a rope. Would you shake the cable or keep shouting at him, ' Blondin,... | |
 | William Eleroy Curtis - 1902 - 482 страници
...criticise certain acts of his administration, he made the following response: " Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope; would you shake the cable and keep shouting out to him,... | |
 | 1903 - 480 страници
...omissions of the administration. Lincoln heard: them patiently, and then replied: "Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope, would you shake the cable or keep on shouting out to him,... | |
 | John Charlton - 1905 - 524 страници
...commission of the administration. The president heard them patiently, and then replied: "Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope, would you shake the rope or keep shouting out to him,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1906 - 256 страници
...patience to a delegation, the President said: " That reminds me of Blondin the acrobat. Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it on the back of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope, would you shake the cable, or keep... | |
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