...paragraphs are combined into long ones. 8 Webster's first sentence of his reply to Hayne is: ' \Vhen the mariner has been tossed for many days in thick...on an unknown sea, he naturally avails himself of 'Under the operation of that policy, that agitation has not only, not ceased, but has constantly augmented....

...to reply to Mr. Hayne of South Carolina, in what is still remembered as the great debate o'f 1830, "when the mariner has been tossed for many days in...himself of the first pause in the storm, the earliest glimpse of the sun, to take his latitude, and ascertain how far the elements have driven him out of...

...reechoes of this good advice from one of their distinguished predecessors. Senator Daniel Webster : "When the mariner has been tossed for many days in...this prudence and, before we float further on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least be able to conjecture...

...reechoes of this good advice from one of their distinguished predecessors, Senator Daniel Webster : "When the mariner has been tossed for many days in...ascertain how far the elements have driven him from hie true course. Let us imitate this prudence and, before we float further on the waves of this debate,...

...deliberation and careful calculation; for the taking of reckonings. In the sonorous phrase of Webster: "When the mariner has been tossed, for many days,...Let us imitate this prudence, and before we float farther, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least be able to conjecture where...

...twenty-seventh.14 Nonetheless, he began by chastising his opponent for wandering from the main question: "When the mariner has been tossed for many days in...the elements have driven him from his true course." Calling upon the secretary to read aloud Foot's resolution, he appeared to be insisting that the discussion...

...peace. 37 The Second Reply to Hayne opens with a famous example of the former: "Mr. President,—When the mariner has been tossed for many days in thick...earliest glance of the sun, to take his latitude" (v1, 3). Surely by design, Webster's subsequent justification of a strong central government begins...

...into the majestic exordium of his reply to Hayne. "Mr. President," he began, "when the mariner has tossed for many days in thick weather, and on an unknown...the elements have driven him from his true course." Webster here indicated one of the cardinal utilities of history. Since mankind is always more or less...

...Hayne." This makes the contrast in their opening paragraphs more startling. Webster began this way: When the mariner has been tossed for many days in...Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float farther on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least...

...thinking of having it published posthumously." "Oh, won't that be nice. The sooner the better." Order 1286 When the mariner has been tossed for many days in...Let us imitate this prudence, and, before we float farther on the waves of this debate, refer to the point from which we departed, that we may at least...