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Sabines is one of many examples. The Roman head differs from the Greek in 

 having the forehead lower and more arched, and the nose strongly aquiline, 

 together with a marked depression of the nasal bones between the eyes. 



" Look," says Dr. Wiseman, " at the sarcophagi on which the busts are carved 

 in relief, or raised from their reclining statues on the lid, or even examine the 

 series of imperial busts in the capitol, and you cannot fail to discover a striking 

 type, essentially the same, from the wreathed image of Scipio's tomb, to Trajan or 

 Vespasian, consisting in a large and flat head, a low and wide forehead, a face, in 

 childhood, heavy and round — later, broad and square, a short and thick neck, and 

 a stout and broad figure. Nor need we go far to find their descendants ; they are 

 to be found every day in the streets, principally among the burgesses, or middle 

 class, the most invariable portion of every population."* 



During the period of Roman greatness, the colonies of Greece and Rome 

 extended themselves widely into Spain, where they blended with the primitive 

 Celtiberians or Basques, and the Phenicians. The later invasions of the Vandals 

 and the Saracens, have added their diversities to the physical and moral character 

 of the Spaniard, which, with some redeeming qualities, has the selfishness of the 

 Arab, the pride and cruelty of the Roman and the superstition of the Greek. 



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 2. THE GERMANIC FAMILY. 



This great family has occupied, both in ancient and modern time, a large 

 proportion of Europe, which it gradually overspread from east to west, thus 

 encroaching on the Celts, with whom they are often inseparably blended. 



The Germans are familiar to us by their middling stature, their robust form 

 inclining to obesity, their fair, florid complexion, and their light hair. The head 

 is large and spheroidal, the forehead broad and arched, the face round, the eyes 

 blue and the neck rather short. 



The moral character of the Germans is marked by decided personal courage, 

 great endurance of fatigue, firmness and perseverance, and a strong attachment to 

 their families and their native land. Intellectually they are conspicuous for 

 industry and success in the acquisition of knowledge : with a singular blending 

 of taciturnity and enthusiasm, they rival all modern nations in music, poetry and 

 the drama ; nor are they less conspicuous for their critical attainments in language, 

 and the exact sciences. 



Wiseman, Lectures on the Connection between Science and Revealed Religion, p. 152. Jim. ed, 

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