...climes, and under all circumstances, the Saxons are a tall, powerful, athletic race of men — the strongest as a race on the face of the earth. They...most in the limbs ; the torso being large, vast, and disproportionate." This description accords with that of Tacitus — " Ccerulei oculi, rutilffl comae,...

...consider physical and mental qualities. " The Saxons are a tall powerful athletic race of men ; the strongest as a race on the face of the earth. They...may almost be considered the only absolutely fair nice on the face of the globe." (P. 50.)* This seems to dispose of the pretensions of those who consider...

..."a tall, powerful athletic race of men; the strongest as a race on the face of the earth, [having] fair hair, with blue eyes, and so fine a complexion, that they may almost be considered the only fair race on the face of the globe" (43). The Jew descends rapidly on the scale of human beauty as...

...are a tall, powerful, athletic race of men; the strongest, as a race, on the face of the earth. . . . They may almost be considered the only absolutely fair race on the face of the globe" (43). Knox was a bit of a renegade in the scientific community partly because his formulations were...

...all climates and under all circumstances, "the Saxons are a tall, powerful, athletic race of men; the strongest, as a race, on the face of the earth. They...only absolutely fair race on the face of the globe" (43). Knox admits that they are not a well-made or proportioned race, however, with the trunk being...