 Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die, and you need this medicine as much as I do.  Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes - Page 347by Andre Bernard, Clifton Fadiman - 2000 - 800 lehteLimited preview - About this book
 | Wayne Whipple - 1908 - 764 lehte
...leave the meeting abruptly, when he threw his book down, heaved a long sigh, and said: '"Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that...die, and you need this medicine as much as I do.' " He then put his hand in his tall hat that sat upon the table, and pulled out a little paper. Turning... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1908 - 762 lehte
...leave the meeting abruptly, when he threw his book clown, heaved a long sigh, and said: '"Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that...die, and you need this medicine as much as I do.' " He then put his hand in his tall hat that sat upon the table, and pulled out a little paper. Turning... | |
 | Francis Trevelyan Miller - 1910 - 192 lehte
...deliberation. The statesmen were astonished. Abruptly, he threw the book down, and exclaimed: "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh ? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day if I do not laugh I shall die, and you need this medicine as much as I do." His face and his tone became... | |
 | Francis Ellington Leupp - 1915 - 416 lehte
...with a deep sigh and exclaimed : " Gentlemen, why don't you laugh ? With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die, and you need this medicine as much as I do." With that, he ran his hand down into his tall hat, which sat on the table near him, and drew forth... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk Gordy - 1917 - 294 lehte
...a member of the Cabinet smiled. Throwing his book down, he heaved a long sigh and said: "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that...and you need this medicine as much as I do." Then, changing to a serious tone of voice, he drew forth from his tall hat a paper and spoke as follows:... | |
 | John Thomas Morris Johnston - 1917 - 662 lehte
...Ward. No one laughed. At last the President threw down the book, heaved a sigh and said : 'Gentlemen, why don't you laugh ? With the fearful strain that...die, and you need this medicine as much as I do.' "He then put his hand in his tall beaver hat that sat upon the table and pulled out a little paper.... | |
 | Charles W. Wallis - 1919 - 96 lehte
...page 36, "High-Handed Outrage at Utica.") Lincoln reads : "High-Handed Outrage at Utica." "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day if I do not laugh I shall die, and you need the same medicine as much as I do. (Pausing for a moment, then... | |
 | 1920 - 690 lehte
...leave the meeting abruptly, when Lincoln threw the book down, heaved a sigh, and said: "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that...die, and you need this medicine as much as I do." He then put his hand in his tall hat that stood upon the table, and pulled out a little paper. Turning... | |
 | Louise Payson Latimer - 1924 - 404 lehte
...down with a sigh and exclaimed: "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh? With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die, and you need the medicine as much as I do !" With that, he ran his hand down into his tall hat, which sat on the... | |
 | Bruce Barton - 1925 - 252 lehte
...book and scanned their gloomy faces with a sigh. "Gentlemen, why don't you laugh?" he ex80 claimed. "With the fearful strain that is upon me night and...should die; and you need this medicine as much as I." With that remark he turned to his tall hat which was on the table and drew forth what Secretary Stanton... | |
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