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A nose, too, that can snuff the battle afar off, and with dilated nostrils breathe forth a glory that is sometimes terrible; but not a nose for a pouncet box, or a Covent Garden bouquet, or a _flacon_ of Frangipani. Would not care much for truffles either, I think, or the delicate aroma of sparkling Moselle. Would prefer onions or strongly infused malt and hops; something honest and unsophisticated. A NOSE TOO THAT CAN SNUFF THE BATTLE AFAR OFF AND WITH DILATED NOSTRILS BREATHE FORTH A GLORY THAT IS SOMETIMES TERRIBLE BUT NOT A NOSE FOR A POUNCET BOX OR A COVENT GARDEN BOUQUET OR A FLACONS OF FRINGE WOULD NOT CARE MUCH FOR TRUFFLES EITHER I THINK OR THE DELICATE AROMO SPARKLING MOSELLE WOULD PREFER ONIONS OR STRONGLY INFUSED MOLTEN HOPS SOMETHING HONEST AND UNSOPHISTICATED
ws, penthouses to eyes somewhat weak now, but that can flash fire yet upon occasion. The face is ploughed with wrinkles, as well it may be, for the old man will never see fourscore years again, and of these, threescore, at the very least, have been spent in study and the hardest labour, mental and physical. The nose is a marvel--protuberant, rugose, aggressive, inquiring and defiant: unlovely, but intellectual. There is a trumpet mouth, a belligerent mouth, projecting and self-asserting; largish ears, and on chin or cheeks no vestige of hair. Not a beautiful man this, on any theory of beauty, Hogarthesque, Ruskinesque, Winclemenesque, or otherwise. Rather a shaggy, gnarled, battered, weather-beaten, ugly, faithful, Scotch-collie type. Not a soft, imploring, yielding face. Rather a tearing, mocking, pugnacious cast of countenance. The mouth is fashioned to the saying of harsh, hard, impertinent things: not cruel, but downright; but never to whisper compliments, or simper out platitudes. LOCKS ARE BUSHY AND PROFUSE SO TOO THE EYEBROWS PENT HOUSES TO EYES SOMEWHAT WEAK NOW BUT THAT CAN FLASH FIRE YET UPON OCCASION THE FACE IS PLOUGHED WITH WRINKLES AS WELL YET IT MAY BE FOR THE OLD MAN WILL NEVER SEE FOURSCORE YEARS AGAIN AND OF THESE THREESCORE AT THE VERY LEAST HAVE BEEN SPENT IN STUDY AND THE HARDEST LABOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL THE NOSE IS A MARVEL PROTUBERANT RUGOSE AGGRESSIVE INQUIRING AND DEFIANT UNLOVELY BUT INTELLECTUAL THERE IS A TRUMPET MOUTH A BELLIGERENT MOUTH PROJECTING AND SELF ASSERTING LARGISH EARS AND ON CHIN OR CHEEKS NO VESTIGE OF HAIR NOT A BEAUTIFUL MAN THIS ON ANY THEORY OF BEAUTY HOGARTESQUE RUSCANESQUE WINKLE MONESQUE OR OTHERWISE RATHER A SHAGGY GNARLED BATTERED WEATHER BEATEN UGLY FAITHFUL SCOTCH COLLY TYPE NOT A SOFT IMPLORING YIELDING FACE RATHER A TEARING MOCKING PUGNACIOUS CAST OF COUNTENANCE THE MOUTH IS FASHIONED TO THE SAYING OF HARSH HARD IMPERTINENT THINGS NOT CRUEL BUT DOWNRIGHT BUT NEVER TO WHISPER COMPLIMENTS OR SIMPER OUT PLATITUDES
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