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Jacob initiated the squireling into the mysteries of Paris and Rome, of Naples and Munich, whither he was about to proceed.

The conquest and subjection of New Spain synchronised curiously with the profound crisis in, and the conquest and domination of, Old Spain by its own king, a governing genius and leader of men almost as great as was the obscure Estramaduran squireling who was adding to the newly unified crown of Spain that which was to be its richest jewel in the West.

In his consequential verdancy, his aristocratic boobyism, and his lack-brain originality, this pithless hereditary squireling is quite inimitable and irresistible;—a tall though slender specimen of most effective imbecility, whose manners and character must needs all be from within, because he lacks force of nature to shape or dress himself by any model.

No, that was for some lucky one of her own class and state, not for a simple squireling like me.

She walked the village like a queen, and no Fen farmer or squireling ventured to jest with her.