Without possessing some share of that spirit, it was vain to aggrandise the forms and mass the raiment of his prophets in imitation of the Sistine.

The first thing to aggrandise a man in his own conceit, is to conceive of himself as neglected.

The whole story is a remarkable instance of what can be done by poetry and popularity towards misrepresenting and aggrandising a petty though striking adventure.

Mr. Godwin, in all his writings, dwells upon one idea or exclusive view of a subject, aggrandises a sentiment, exaggerates a character, or pushes an argument to extremes, and makes up by the force of style and continuity of feeling for what he wants in variety of incident or ease of manner.

30 Were they denied their proper tools, How could they lead their knaves and fools? Were this the case, let's take a view, What dreadful mischiefs would ensue; Though it might aggrandise the state, Could private luxury dine on plate?