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Hoar is a Puritan, modified by the religious progress of two centuries, but still a Puritan--in manners, in morals, in deep earnestness, in untiring energy.
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Blaine describes the enduring Puritan characteristics of a historical figure, shaped by centuries of religious evolution.
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