extols

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He, who to seem more deep than you or I, Extols old bards, or Merlin’s Prophecy, Mistake him not; he envies, not admires, And to debase the sons, exalts the sires.

From An Essay on Man by Morley, Henry

The shuddering tenant of the frigid zone, Boldly proclaims the happiest spot his own, Extols the treasures of his stormy seas, And his long night of revelry and ease.

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)

Green rollers flaunt their sparkling crests; Their jubilee Extols brave Captains and their quests— And that is Sea.

From The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets by Various