Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Ewing” in page 37 of Francis B. Carpenter, Six Months at the White House:
...n, said he, were, you know, when elected, both of advanced years, -sages.
Ewing had received, in some way, the nickname of Old Solitude.
Soon after the formation of Taylor's cabinet, Webster and Ewing happened to meet at an evening party.
As they approached each other, Webster, who was in fine spirits, uttered, in his deepest bass tones, the wellknown lines,--
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