panegyrize

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He makes mountains out of millstones, and would panegyrize the most commonplace of men if he happened to take a fancy to him.

From Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces by Hanshew, Thomas W.

It is the fashion among the poets of Martinia to panegyrize the tails of eminent monkeys, as it is with us to eulogize the beauty of women.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John

I had once overheard an enamelled queen of fashion declare, with much emotion, that their curate was indispensable to a high-class "at home," and even panegyrize his graceful transportation of cups of tea, however full.

From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.

Of course he would have found it hard to panegyrize his favourite democracies when he came to the Hellenistic age.

From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland

It is the golden era of Roman history, praised by Gibbon and admired by all historians, during which the eyes of contemporaries saw nothing but to panegyrize.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John