Excerpt from Studies New and Old It is doubtful, however, whether Hobbes is right in saying that he is devoted to peace and agreeable companionship; a more vain and combative person rarely existed. In his youth, Aubreyf tells us, he was unhealthy, and of an ill complexion (yellowish). From forty he grew healthier, and then he had a fresh ruddy complexion. His head was of a mallet form; his face was not very great - ample forehead, yellowish reddish whiskers, which naturally turned up, below he was Shaved close, except a ...
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Excerpt from Studies New and Old It is doubtful, however, whether Hobbes is right in saying that he is devoted to peace and agreeable companionship; a more vain and combative person rarely existed. In his youth, Aubreyf tells us, he was unhealthy, and of an ill complexion (yellowish). From forty he grew healthier, and then he had a fresh ruddy complexion. His head was of a mallet form; his face was not very great - ample forehead, yellowish reddish whiskers, which naturally turned up, below he was Shaved close, except a little tip under his lip; not but that nature would have afforded him a venerable beard, but being mostly of a cheerful and pleasant humour, he affected not at all austerity and gravity, and to look severe. His portraits (in the National Portrait Gallery, and in the rooms of the Royal Society at Burlington House) give the appearance of a somewhat stern but not unhandsome man. Far more unpleasing pictures than that of Aubrey are, however, to be found in the writings of Hobbes's contempo raries: He seems indeed to have been the terror of his age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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