Curtius

[ koor-tsee-oos ]

/ ˈkʊər tsiˌʊs /

Ernst

[ernst], /ɛrnst/, 1814–96, German archaeologist and historian.

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It was "no Curtius leap, but mutton madness," and the hotheads are compared to the Gadarene swine.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. III of IV|Charles L. Graves
The narrative of Prof. Curtius' work is flowing and animated, and the generalizations, although bold, are philosophical and sound.
What is Darwinism?|Charles Hodge
I cannot doubt that you are repelled, my Curtius, by this account of a worship of such simplicity as to amount almost to poverty.
Zenobia|William Ware
All piled upon poor Curtius, who thought to have saved them all!
The Marble Faun, Volume I.|Nathaniel Hawthorne

Tiros will be comforted by hearing that if Curtius is less pleasant to read than Livy, he is also less difficult.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879|Various