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He was soaked in Scripture, especially in the Old Testament, a soaking which has somewhat the same effect on the moral and mental fibre that seven years in a tanner's vat used to have upon sole leather.
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Hoar uses a vivid metaphor to describe the deep moral and intellectual influence of Scripture on Adin Thayer's character.
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