The xanthous complexion is rare, though not unknown in cities, but the leucous does not exist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference

What imaginable intelligence could compensate her for the flat blueness of her eyes, the xanthous pallor of her hair, the doll-like pink of her cheeks?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Damn! A Book of Calumny] Reference