Quote#Children
But the land of Egypt still abounds with its ancient monuments; the…
Quote byRobert Knox · 1791–1862
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: p. 186.
English (original)
But the land of Egypt still abounds with its ancient monuments; the race was quite peculiar, and was, I think, African, or at least allied to the African races. The mouth and lips all but prove this. Nevertheless, their identity with a great section of the present Jewish race cannot be doubted; the young Jew of London or Amsterdam might readily sit for a likeness of the bust of Amenoph.
— Robert Knox
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