How did the author of a renowned work on the state's origin describe life in the "state of nature"?

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like a heavenly paradise on earthinhabited by "noble savages""solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"a utopia before the Christian era

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The author depicted the "state of nature" as resembling a heavenly paradise on earth, contrasting with other views such as life being harsh or inhabited by "noble savages."