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Curtis

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Cur·tis  (kûrts), Benjamin Robbins 1809-1874.
American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1851-1857). He resigned in protest after the Dred Scott decision.
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Noun1.CurtisCurtis - English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)
William Curtis
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THE REVEREND Curtis Hartman was pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Winesburg, and had been in that position ten years.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
She was fresh from her studies in New York, where she had met authors and artists at the house of the Carey sisters, and had even once seen my adored Curtis somewhere, though she had not spoken with him.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
The fact of the matter is, I thought, with Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good, that the best plan would be to tell my story in a plain, straightforward manner, and to leave these matters to be dealt with subsequently in whatever way ultimately may appear to be desirable.
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
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