| 单词 | aggrandisement |
| 例句 | But "Why I Love You" is pure pop aggrandisement. Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:27Z When JCO writes that her memoir is "steeped in the grittiest of details as the bed linens of poor Emma Bovary were steeped in her physical agony", the aggrandisement is embarrassingly explicit. Too much grief 2011-08-19T21:55:11Z We return to unpacking Silicon Valley’s accountability problem and popular modes of aggrandisement. 'It could be mistaken for satire’: the explosive memoir exposing Silicon Valley 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Its endless aggrandisement boosts military spending and upholds the cause of an American presence across the globe. Donald Trump has a point – the world should start solving its own problems | Simon Jenkins 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The scope for old-style imperialist aggrandisement and forging a master race may have diminished. The crisis in modern masculinity 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z It would be terrifiying if these were our enemies, but the US is supposed to be our ally: the self-advertised land of the free, arsenal of democracy and other now-meaningless aggrandisements. Joe Arpaio’s prison was a circus of cruelty. Now his values are spreading 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z A lot of the guys aren’t interested in publicity, aggrandisement, that sort of thing. Unknown heroes who faced death behind Nazi lines keep their secrets 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Controversially, he also pointed out that there was no intention "to infringe upon the sovereignty of other nations or to embark on territorial aggrandisement". Why is Japan's WW2 surrender still a sensitive subject? - BBC News 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z The German thinker spoke as the historical drama of the 19th century – revolution, nationalism, state-building, economic expansion, arms races, imperial aggrandisement – reached a disastrous denouement in the first world war. How to think about Islamic State 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z A former prime minister of Luxembourg, whose tiny elite naturally sees the European Union as a windfall opportunity for national security and personal aggrandisement, Mr Juncker is a European federalist of the old school. Beached in Brussels 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Their aggressive tactics reflect a confrontational political sphere, short on consensus and all too long on posturing, aggrandisement and the belittlement of opponents. Turkish protests: look at football match policing for an explanation 2013-06-04T12:42:30Z The problem is not with the leadership in the North – ultimately rational, prioritising self-preservation and aggrandisement – but with the minions in a military that is now factionalised as never before. Korea is the focus, but this is China versus Japan 2013-04-10T19:30:01Z The time is overdue for some independent non-executive directors to be appointed to ensure that European club rugby's premier tournament maximises its commercial potential and stops being a vehicle for aggrandisement. Heineken Cup's future is not the only thing at stake for English game 2012-12-20T10:40:19Z Talented technocrats, willing to do public service, are not attracted to a politics where empty sloganeering, personal aggrandisement and political violence are now the norm. Viewpoint: Zimbabweans lose faith in politics 2012-10-29T00:14:13Z We have already seen that the course of events in the Roman Empire had been towards the continual aggrandisement of the imperial power. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z He was accused as a seeker for territory; and we find him, both in war and peace, steadily opposing all territorial aggrandisement. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z Schemes for their own personal aggrandisement played an equal part with their religious enthusiasm, and their plots and intrigues gave Ferdinand a very fair excuse for his unfavourable view of Protestantism. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Then his thought had been of his own aggrandisement, and the satisfaction of his ambitions. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Sacerdotal ecclesiasticism is Christianity that has lost the Aristotelian disinterestedness of devotion to intellectual and social ends higher and wider than its own institutional aggrandisement. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z His girdle, 319, note Colonies, Roman, the cosmopolitan spirit forwarded by the aggrandisement of the, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z A better tool it was not possible to find, for he despised his countrymen for their unpractical romance, looking on them as stepping-stones for his own personal aggrandisement. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z German diplomacy and propaganda have striven to reopen these old sores and to impede Latin-American consolidation by setting state against state, and by fomenting or reviving latent ambitions of hegemony or aggrandisement. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z Here Mr. Carker, the manager, reigned supreme, and schemed for his own aggrandisement, regardless of the prosperity of the house. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z Probably centralised authority and elaborate ritual are most effective when bishops and priests can be found who will not abuse their power for their own aggrandisement. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z He cared little about money, or if he cared for it, it was not for the aggrandisement it might have brought him. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z The United Empire Loyalists came to this country not as those who desired to better their condition in life, nor were they possessed by land hunger, nor by ideas of political and social aggrandisement. Brock Centenary 1812-1912 2012-01-21T03:00:06.650Z War, politics, commerce, appeared to him a mere struggle of personal passion with a view to personal aggrandisement. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Under such circumstances, why should I not devote my energies to the aggrandisement of her business? A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z At Argos the fall of the monarchy is preceded by an aggrandisement of the royal prerogatives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Self aggrandisement was his grand, or rather his petty, object; and he owes to his ignoble attempts to elevate himself, the low place he occupies in the opinion of the impartial historian. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Their ruling object is security and not aggrandisement, and consequently if land were in the market in lots to suit them, they would be almost certain to become purchasers of land. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z It is too much to pay for any country’s aggrandisement. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Another means of the aggrandisement of the estates of the nobles was a fraudulent practice on the part of the common people. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z "She induced Shrewsbury by entreaties or threats to sacrifice, in a measure, the fortune, interest, and happiness of himself and family to the aggrandisement of her and her family." Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z One class seek power for personal aggrandisement; another, and better class, covet it as a means of doing good. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z They are opposed to the new colonization policy of the Empire, because in their opinion it is a policy of aggrandisement and conquest undertaken under hypocritical pretences. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z About 1550, Ivan IV. surnamed the Terrible, completed the code of laws promulgated by his grandfather, Ivan III. and put a check upon the territorial aggrandisements of the clergy. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Thus the aggrandisement of the Soga family, the propagation of Buddhism which it patronised, and the progress of civilisation in general went on hand in hand. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z If Germany, whose future was on the sea, had not acquired Slesvig, would Kiel and the good Danish sailors she acquired with Slesvig, have been possible as a means of her aggrandisement? Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The ceaseless topic of his counsels, and the frequent exercise of his pen, was the alarming aggrandisement of the Spanish power. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z If we have a policy at all,—sometimes I doubt it,—it is to prevent or delay French aggrandisement. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The fact being admitted, what is the position most favourable for these vast plans of aggrandisement? Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z This principle which the East India Company had enforced for its own aggrandisement in the absence of natural male heirs, the Queen in 1858 deliberately renounced for ever. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z I directed my leisure hours to the perfection of the plan I had formed for my own aggrandisement. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z External aggrandisement in the acquisition of territory and population, and internal considerations, so far as they afforded means of attaining the object in view, are, in short, the features of these unnatural principles. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Round the old dog's neck is an inscription: "The war is taking place for the aggrandisement of Belgium!" A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z Although, like other rulers of Abyssinia, he is ever entertaining some project of aggrandisement, his mind is yet filled with trifles, and not sufficiently expanded to mature a plan of operations upon an extended scale. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It’s aggrandisement from beginning to end, sir,—dead robbery; call it conquest if you will; but there, it’s all for the extension of our glorious empire. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z The English motto was settlement and a friendly attitude towards the natives; that of her great colonial rival, aggrandisement and the destruction of the aborigines. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Mr. K. M. Panikkar, lately Chairman of the Department of History in Aligarh University; has done a distinct service to the country by his able analysis of the processes of aggrandisement with which the Br. Freedom Through Disobedience 2011-02-23T03:00:32.987Z His policy of imperial aggrandisement had been in progress. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z David wasn't motivated for a second by a desire for personal aggrandisement because if he wanted to make himself rich why on earth did he become a Liberal Democrat MP? Coalition tries to calm fears following departure of David Laws 2010-05-30T21:04:00Z Haywire The genuine local ads had a "sweet amateurishness" and touching "self aggrandisement" after the slick national advertisements, he says. Guilty pleasure 2010-04-23T12:03:00Z His policy was directed solely to the aggrandisement of Spain. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The aggrandisement of her husband's family was the perpetual subject of her thoughts; and whatever affected their honour or their interest was felt as keenly by Lady Maxwell as by the most devoted follower. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 It is commonly said that the cool imperial statesman had chiefly political ends in view, and especially the aggrandisement and security of the principate. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The sacred egoism of nations, so commendable when urging them to fight for their national existence—and even aggrandisement—against the Hun, is unfavourably regarded in all other circumstances. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin But the spirit of race aggrandisement that precipitated the one rendered the other inevitable. Races and Immigrants in America Yet in their spirit was energy, in their hearts a love of conquest and aggrandisement. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards It showed that he was desirous of domestic comfort, and not ambitious of worldly aggrandisement. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 The aggrandisement of the Church, the spread and pre-eminence of the Catholic faith, formed a cause which for centuries engaged the greatest intellects and the most devoted hearts of her followers. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Ever since the Danish conflict, as Bismarck afterwards told the British government,200 the French Emperor strove to bring Prussia to join him in plans for their common aggrandisement. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) The others think of nothing but their own aggrandisement, and though many are no doubt capable to a degree, they are absolutely useless for the posts they have chosen for themselves. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Their attention was absorbed in schemes of territorial aggrandisement and political intrigue, as to devote little time to the improvement of the mind. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards Those interests have too long been the sport of kings and their courtiers, and of those who have seen in selfish profit and aggrandisement the only ends of life worth living for. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Every Mohammedan, for instance, is required by his religion to devote a tenth of his income to charity; whereas the Christian system of tithes is entirely for the profit and aggrandisement of the clergy. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) But what most contributed to the aggrandisement of that privileged class was the wealth which rapidly accumulated in their treasury and in all their establishments. Roman Catholicism in Spain It is this: I shall be obliged in the future to use my talent for my own aggrandisement. The Time of Roses How predominant is the strong feeling of aggrandisement, of personal right, and of kingly independence! A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) By wisely, I do not mean that longing after foolish gain and worldly aggrandisement, which vain women, alas! covet more than the enjoyment of their lives and the salvation of their souls. The Buccaneer A Tale His attempt to make his daughter-in-law Queen was his last and most aspiring effort at his own aggrandisement. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution The factory town of to-day presents a strange contrast to that which sacrificed humanity to material aggrandisement. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer Sirs, ye think I seek mine own aggrandisement; ye think I do wish ye cast down. Privy Seal His Last Venture A uniform, though but the moth-eaten undress of a militia ensign, would have been a powerful auxiliary to their projects of aggrandisement. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 Another of Henry the Fourth's plans for the aggrandisement of Paris was carried out by the indefatigable minister. The Story of Paris Young Greece was to be kept in subjection for his own aggrandisement and for the aggrandisement of his few favourites and advisers. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II He had always admired Lucky Jim for his gentlemanly polish and his aristocratic manners; and he now concocted a scheme for his own aggrandisement. The Diamond Coterie Alexander VI.," said Ferrante, bitterly, "has no respect for the Holy Church, and cares for nothing but the aggrandisement of his own family. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Did I place there that impulse for aggrandisement which never lets me rest? Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom But England was bound in honour to defend the rights of the Dutch, and her own security demanded that she should withstand the French designs of aggrandisement. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration They exercised their abilities and squandered their resources in schemes for selfish aggrandisement, and the possession of authority which was to benefit none but themselves. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II The reign of Cenwealh is important on account of the aggrandisement of Wessex. A Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire Government on the old system is an assumption of power, for the aggrandisement of itself; on the new a delegation of power for the common benefit of society. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics In other respects the British Cabinet favoured Austria's plans of aggrandisement in Italy as enhancing her power in a sphere which could not arouse the jealousy of Prussia. William Pitt and the Great War Thugut disapproved of the proposed restoration of the King of Sardinia, for he was set on the aggrandisement of Austria at the expense of Piedmont. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration After vainly trying to maintain a show of authority, and to use it to their own aggrandisement at Damala and at Poros, they had, on the 4th of July, removed to Nauplia. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II As time has passed on the little band of loyal churchmen, who incurred the Bishop's unmerited censure for opposing his exclusive schemes of Church aggrandisement, has increased to thousands in our day. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada They were ruled through a bureaucracy, of which were the members were rarely efficient and usually corrupt, hence it followed that Spaniards were bereft of any incentive to colonise, save one—their individual aggrandisement. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings In brief, they were the aggrandisement of Austria in Northern Italy and of Prussia in the Low Countries so as to form barriers against France. William Pitt and the Great War Schemes of aggrandisement were formed, which included the acquisition of Corsica by France and of Portugal by Spain. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration No thought of her own aggrandisement had touched her mind when she resolved upon that forgery. Orley Farm She not only sought her own enjoyment and aggrandisement; but she could not bear to see anything—even if she did not want it—in the possession of some one else. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada No Spanish sovereign ever authorised the invasion or conquest of any of the countries, on which their distant and self-styled representatives embarked, for motives of personal aggrandisement or in a pure spirit of adventure. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings After this explicit statement, there ought to have been no bickerings about British aggrandisement at Toulon. William Pitt and the Great War Servia, fearful that this Bulgarian aggrandisement jeopardised her own future in the Balkans, made war. Bulgaria When entered into with a view to national aggrandisement, or for an idea, it is the greatest of crimes. In the Track of the Troops The designs of Smith and his coadjutors, at the time of the first publication of the Book of Mormon, was, doubtlessly, nothing more than pecuniary aggrandisement. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet No. Too large a proportion, alas! are actuated only by the ignoble idea of selfish or national aggrandisement. The Boy Hunters It was the application of these principles to our ally, the Dutch Republic, which Pitt refused to accept, especially as their corollary made for the aggrandisement of France. William Pitt and the Great War The news of this battle, indeed, hastened the death of Pitt, the English minister, who had struggled nobly against the aggrandisement of France. Heroes of Modern Europe But these two powers would, at any time, have gladly quitted England, to coalesce with France, as being the power which they met everywhere, opposed as a barrier to all their schemes of aggrandisement. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) There the acquisition of temporal power, aggrandisement, and self-glorification mingled with the grand object of the Prophet's previous life, and they were sought after and attained by precisely the same instrumentality. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 On the reopening of the Schleswig-Holstein question, owing to the death of the King of Denmark, German nationalist sentiment was aroused, which Bismarck knew how to use for the aggrandisement of Prussia. German Culture Past and Present England, so he averred, had entered on the war solely for her own aggrandisement, with the view of appropriating first Dunkirk, then Toulon, and, failing them, Corsica and Hayti, to the manifest detriment of Spain. William Pitt and the Great War It was a great and patriotic task—no less than the aggrandisement of France in Europe. Heroes of Modern Europe Medici both, Leo and the Cardinal regarded the Papacy mainly as a means for family aggrandisement. Henry VIII. With no resources at their back, except the charity of Europe, the Crusaders yet had dreams of worldly aggrandisement, which included in their ken the whole of Egypt and Syria. With the British Army in The Holy Land Our revolutions are brought about by the passions of creative minds taking advantage, for their own aggrandisement, of peculiar circumstances in our national progress. Sketches It is more necessary," replied Dr. Beaumont, "to preserve the children from present violence, than to lay plans for their future aggrandisement. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Anxious only for the glory and interest of his country, Blake took little or no care of his personal aggrandisement. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 In self-defence, for security rather than aggrandisement, the frontier must be pushed back. Lectures on Modern history Every baron fought for his own land and for his own aggrandisement. With the British Army in The Holy Land Possibly the meaning is that the elder Cassiodorus used his power so little for his own private aggrandisement, that many people did not even know that he possessed it. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator He was bred among Unitarians, read Hume, Voltaire and Rousseau, disliked the Church, and welcomed the French Revolution, though he was no friend to “the cause of national ambition and aggrandisement.” George Borrow The Man and His Books Blake was now the observed of all observers; but, unlike most of his compeers, he abstained from using his advantages for purposes of selfish or personal aggrandisement. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 She was working and planning again for Maurice's happiness and aggrandisement. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance To endow this priesthood,—what else would it be but to give them an additional influence and power, to be used always for their own aggrandisement, and the strengthening of their own usurpations? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 It is no diminution of Pascal, but only an aggrandisement of Montaigne. Pascal's Pensées His first wish was aggrandisement; and the means that led towards this end were secondary considerations. The Last Man Just or unjust, they wished for it as a means of destruction to the throne, of aggrandisement for themselves. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The hosts, driven across the sea by inner restlessness and ill-defined longing, in reality fought for the aggrandisement of the Church. The Evolution of Love It has been, and still is, their own aggrandisement, direct or indirect, based upon the ruins of Turkey. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels They were not fighting for personal aggrandisement, but, as an old writer says, "they had in all things one faith and one will--love of God and their neighbour." The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars He thinks, that he ought to be satisfied; he imagines, that his present situation precludes the possibility of aggrandisement; he does not therefore, even in his own heart, plan change for himself. The Last Man They pointed out to them the advantages of neutrality for their aggrandisement: they promised them the patronage of France after victory. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Azeglio disbelieves in any aim of territorial aggrandisement on the part of France. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II The acquisition of Rhodesia, for instance, was considered by him as having been accomplished for the aggrandisement of the Empire and also for his own benefit. Cecil Rhodes Man and Empire-Maker Dara-Sha, the legitimate successor of the crown, was the only son of Sha-Jehan, who preferred filial duty to the prospect of aggrandisement. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 With my brother's fortune I made aggrandisements and eventually moved to the Rue de la Paix. Read-Aloud Plays Nothing is less sacred than a Church set on its own aggrandisement. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Either they dreaded the loss of prestige or territory or coveted some kind or degree of national aggrandisement. Germany, The Next Republic? But were the case otherwise, what right has one portion of the empire to look for aggrandisement at the expense of another? Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements in Van Diemen's Land With a Particular Enumeration of the Advantages Which These Colonies Offer for Emigration, and Their Superiority in Many Respects Over Those Possessed by the United States of America And the armies were sent less for our protection than for the aggrandisement of England. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. The Brahmana contributes to the aggrandisement of the Kshatriya, and the Kshatriya to the aggrandisement of the Brahmana. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Consequently, as soon as the instincts of the individual are transferred to the group, territorial aggrandisement becomes a main preoccupation of the state. Outspoken Essays Louis XIV meanwhile had been actively pushing forward his schemes of aggrandisement. History of Holland You could see men giving their lives to the aggrandisement of an empire. The Feast of St. Friend The chief obstacles in the way of Russia's aggrandisement were the susceptibilities of "the Battenberger," as her agents impertinently named him, and the will of Stambuloff. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) A person whose joy knows no bounds upon beholding the aggrandisement of the king and who feels miserable upon seeing the king's decay, furnishes the indications of one of the best friends of the king. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 He sees no advantage and no credit in territorial aggrandisement, which he suspects to be prompted mainly by the desire to make money unjustly. Outspoken Essays As stated above, however, it had been necessary in making these arrangements to conciliate Prussian claims for aggrandisement in the cis-Rhenan provinces. History of Holland Sixtus was a man of violent temper and fierce passions, restless and impatiently ambitious, bent on the aggrandisement of the beautiful and wanton youths, his nephews. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series The conquerors were in a position to dictate what terms they pleased, and it was not wonderful that their ideas of aggrandisement expanded in the hour of intoxication. When William Came A friend who is alive to his own interests and desirous of his own prosperity and aggrandisement, should forgive a friend that intrudes himself forcibly, impelled by devotion and wrath, for doing what is beneficial.' The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Machiavelli's 'Prince' shows how history can repeat itself, reiterating its lesson that a nation which gives itself to immoral aggrandisement is far on the road to disintegration. Outspoken Essays Nevertheless Frederick Henry, whom long experience had made wary and far-sighted, had been growing for some little time suspicious of the advantage to the republic of furthering French aggrandisement in the southern Netherlands. History of Holland With that love of power and self aggrandisement which always characterized him, the money-lender had purchased from the Government a vast tract of country, and retained every acre of it for his own stock. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest The prohibition was attributed to an insulting assumption that the Catholic clergymen abused their influence over dying penitents, for sacerdotal or religious, if not for personal aggrandisement, and the impeachment was repelled with bitter execrations. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 Unvanquished by even the most heroic and the mightiest of monarchs, he had, for Duryodhana's aggrandisement, subjugated the whole earth. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Its policy has been always directed to self-preservation and aggrandisement; it is an imperium in imperio, which has only checked fanatical nationalism by the competing influence of a still more fanatical partisanship. Outspoken Essays Here was a splendid opportunity for Louis to complete the conquest of his vacillating cousin whose allegiance was so vital to his plans of aggrandisement. Love Romances of the Aristocracy The reverses of the United Provinces continued, and the aggrandisement of the Stadtholderate increased proportionally. The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands On that system of aggrandisement there was but one mind: but two violent factions arose about the means. Political Pamphlets Its effect has been the aggrandisement and enrichment of the papal priesthood and the subjection of the people. Exposition of the Apostles Creed As ambitious, rapacious, eager for nothing but military glory and territorial aggrandisement. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 As to myself, I can truly say that I entered into this movement without any idea of personal aggrandisement. Speeches from the Dock, Part I Nor can the psychological effect of these great aggrandisements of capital in the hands of a few banks be ignored. War-Time Financial Problems In that piece 'these powers expressly renounce all views of personal aggrandisement,' and confine themselves to objects worthy of so generous, so heroic, and so perfectly wise and politic an enterprise. Political Pamphlets The highly wrought passage in which Burke describes external aggrandisement as the original thought and the ultimate aim of the earlier statesmen of the Revolution, is no better than ingenious nonsense. Burke In him were centred her dearest interests; on his aggrandisement and future importance hung her most sanguine hopes. Marriage If they mean that he has worked for the aggrandisement and for the emancipation of Italy from foreign yoke and Austrian domination, this is true, and he will be called a patriot in history. Cavour Every self-observer has detected within himself mental weakness coincident with aggrandisement. The Man Who Laughs From quarrelling with the court, they began to complain of monarchy itself, as a system of government too variable for any regular plan of national aggrandisement. Political Pamphlets Loss may be the result; but aggrandisement is what is sought, though the effort fails through lack of organisation or system. Recent Tendencies in Ethics She sought for the happiness of her son, while Lady Juliana, she was convinced, wished only her own aggrandisement. Marriage May Your Holiness fare well, and let me know your opinion upon these aggrandisements of your Apostolic Chair, and thus encourage me in my future labours. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Isabella was not a particularly mercenary person, but she was a woman of the world, and had an eye to the future aggrandisement of her children. Fenton's Quest In 1355, however, he suddenly died, at the age of forty-six, and thus the further development and aggrandisement of his country was prematurely arrested. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Such a thing, they argue, was done for mere personal aggrandisement; such a thing for national objects, such a thing from high religious motives. Human Nature in Politics Third Edition Is this another compromise to barter the liberties of the country for personal aggrandisement? The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 I have another plan for your aggrandisement that cannot fail. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire In many, if not most, recent wars the object has not been national aggrandisement, or even national commerce, but private gain. Essays in Rebellion That Mr. W. has been for years deluded and plundered, in every conceivable manner, to the pecuniary aggrandisement of the avaricious, false, and grasping—HEEP. David Copperfield Where his father during his political career had considered himself only as an exponent of principles he strove to apply, Lyman saw but the office, his own personal aggrandisement. The Octopus : A story of California Louis XIV. was of all French kings the one most occupied with his own aggrandisement. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The attorney began to hate Stanley Lake as none but a man of that stamp can hate the person who mars a scheme of aggrandisement. Wylder's Hand If, then, Norman Angell's hopeful theory applies only partially to these common wars of Imperial aggrandisement and the perpetual diplomatic war by comparison of armaments, to what may we look for hope? Essays in Rebellion Knowledge is power; it is in the hands of a few, who employ it to mislead the many, for their own selfish purposes of aggrandisement and appropriation. Nightmare Abbey Such ideas of aggrandisement as he entertained were largely subordinated to his desire to consolidate the régime he had revived, and to ensure the continuity of his dynasty. My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 This friend was the subtle Henry Dundas, afterward Lord Melville; one of those men who, under the semblance of unguarded manners and a free, open bearing, conceal the deepest designs of personal aggrandisement. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire It was to be open to the Roman capitalist as a trader, but not as a collector; it was not to be the scene of official corruption or regal aggrandisement. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate You will pardon me, I trust, if I here make a retrograde movement, not to recapitulate the aggrandisement of Paris, but to retrace rapidly the progressive amelioration of the manners of its inhabitants. Paris as It Was and as It Is If it tend to strip France of territory and influence, the aggrandisement of Austria is elevated by comparison into a blessing devoutly to be wished! The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838 Men had been sent to their certain death by this sallow-faced commander, for no other object than his own aggrandisement. From One Generation to Another For it will tend to the greatest good of the greatest number, and is a power for national aggrandisement quite unattainable by any Latin people. Barlasch of the Guard Ramorny's views of aggrandisement, and the resentment which he had latterly entertained against his masters made him a willing agent in young Rothsay's destruction. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day A species of moral obliquity pervades a large class of the community, by which the individuals composing it are prevented from discerning between truth and falsehood, except as either tends to their own personal aggrandisement. The Englishwoman in America The aggrandisement of Austria, founded on the ruins of Jacobinism, I contend, Sir, to be a truly British object. The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838 For twenty years this man had haunted these vales and hills, seeking, ever seeking, his own aggrandisement and nothing else. From One Generation to Another Literature was with them a relaxation, and served no purpose of worldly aggrandisement. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius The author had a sense of patriotism that looked beyond the aggrandisement that might accrue from extensive acquisitions, to the ideal of spreading French civilisation as a beneficent force. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia He was not prepared to acquiesce in the aggrandisement of Russia, and therefore could not go with his habitual associates, who had formed a Committee upon the Eastern Question. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 While perfectly willing to use the revolution—whose principles they abhorred—for their own personal aggrandisement, this wealthy peasantry are now equally unwilling to render the slightest help in the restoration of order. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia Others who headed the insurrection may have been actuated by motives of personal ambition, and by a desire for aggrandisement; but no such charge can be made against the generous and devoted Cameron. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems She had preferred to suffer this loss than to sacrifice her chances of future aggrandisement. Phantom Fortune, a Novel Lorenzo was clearly set upon the aggrandisement of his house and the dependence of all others. The Tragedies of the Medici He said he had it also in mind, but thought that Russia ought not to oppose operations like those impending, which did not aim at territorial aggrandisement and which could no longer be postponed. Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) The establishment of the worship of Allah brought in its train the aggrandisement of his Prophet, but it was not achieved by profanation of the source whence his greatness came. Mahomet Founder of Islam For him there was no question of the aggrandisement of Piedmont, though he no doubt felt pride in the thought that the House of Savoy was to possess the throne of Italy. The War and Democracy They have kept one object steadily in view, an object quite as selfish in reality as that of the aristocracy—the aggrandisement of their Church. Hyacinth This aggrandisement of our common stature rests on questionable ground. The Principles of Success in Literature He thought, however, that Russia would have no right to intervene after receiving his assurance that Austria sought no territorial aggrandisement. Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) They forfeited the Caliphate when they proclaimed the Holy War against the Allied Powers—inciting Moslems to join one Christian coalition against another, not in defence of their religion, but for Ottoman political aggrandisement. Turkey: a Past and a Future The golden age of the dynastic principle was, however, the eighteenth century, and the long and tedious wars of that period were nearly all occasioned by the aggrandisement of some royal house. The War and Democracy Little by little, drop by drop, there oozed out the secrets of the "Pérousse Policy," which was merely another name for Pérousse Self- aggrandisement. Temporal Power The man who aims at his own aggrandisement underrates everything else. Sadhana : the realisation of life She entertained visionary projects of aggrandisement, and was met by the derision of the world. Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Warwick, with a fine consistency, never permitted any other motive to influence him when his own aggrandisement was involved in the issues. England under the Tudors Under Frederick the Great, Prussia's career of conquest and aggrandisement continued. The War and Democracy Bent on evil, or good,—self-renunciation or self- aggrandisement,—it is still of One Mind! Temporal Power But in its infinite aspect its wish is to gain that harmony which leads to its perfection and not its mere aggrandisement. Sadhana : the realisation of life They never sought national aggrandisement, as their opponents might have done had they been in power. The United States of America, Part 1 Neither Spain nor England wished to be involved in war with France; but neither country could view her aggrandisement with complete equanimity. England under the Tudors So would Venice, had she been able to carry on her system of conquest in the Levant and of territorial aggrandisement on the Italian mainland. Lectures and Essays Worst of all, their divisions and their absorption in petty schemes of personal aggrandisement left Europe at the mercy of uncivilised invaders. Medieval Europe With our minds in this state of desire for what poor Mazzini used to denounce as "territorial aggrandisement," we paid our usual post-shearing visit to Christchurch. Station Amusements in New Zealand He further realised that war might bring undue national aggrandisement. The United States of America, Part 1 The very foundation of my house of hopes was sapped; at a blow all my schemes for the swift aggrandisement of my family were laid low. Doctor Therne Moreover, Montevarchi's avarice was on a grand scale, and it was not so much the possession of more money for himself that he coveted, as the aggrandisement of his children and grandchildren. Sant' Ilario Everyone, from cowardice or stupidity, would have to obey them and work in the dark for their aggrandisement. The Fortune of the Rougons As priests they teach a literal interpretation of the prophecy; as soldiers they maintain their own aggrandisement. The Blind Spot Where it had once wished to give the Union every means of aggrandisement, it was now compelled to oppose almost doubling its domain, lest the balance of power between the different parts be lost. The United States of America, Part 1 In all the family schemes of aggrandisement she had been set aside, and Barry had been intended by the father as the scion on whom all the family honours were to fall. The Kellys and the O'Kellys A feverish haste to complete this last step in the aggrandisement of his family, overcame the old prince. Sant' Ilario Behind him stood One higher than he, whose spirit wrought in him and whose arm wrought for him,—not for his personal aggrandisement indeed, but for the weal of the nation. Prolegomena It can slip away in the pursuit of ambition,—in schemes for self- aggrandisement,—in the building up of huge fortunes,—in the pomp, and show, and vanity of mundane things. God's Good Man The Union has been viewed from one point as originally the creature of the States, whose powers it afterward ungratefully usurped and whose intent it wilfully perverted to its own aggrandisement. The United States of America, Part 1 First he had to clear himself before Queen Elizabeth from having been a consenting party, and then he found his wife furious with him at his displeasure at her daughter's aggrandisement. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland If tested by the amount of permanent aggrandisement which each procured for France, the ambition of the royal Bourbon was more successful than were the enterprises of the imperial Corsican. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo Government, on the old system, is an assumption of power, for the aggrandisement of itself; on the new, a delegation of power for the common benefit of society. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man None of them felt any regret that Maryllia should be made the pivot round which to work their own schemes of self- aggrandisement. God's Good Man Time was to show in seasons of national aggrandisement, during the reconstruction period, for instance, how futile such State barriers would be in hedging about the national powers. The United States of America, Part 1 Was it personal pride or love of personal aggrandisement? The Duke's Children Even on that battle-field, near the Ukraine, the Russian emperor's first thoughts were of conquests and aggrandisement on the Baltic. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo It is for the good of nations and not for the emolument or aggrandisement of particular individuals, that government ought to be established, and that mankind are at the expense of supporting it. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man In that peace "these powers expressly renounce all views of personal aggrandisement," and confine themselves to objects worthy of so generous, so heroic, and so perfectly wise and politic an enterprise. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke A similar aggrandisement of the National Government was the motive, according to the eulogists of Hamilton, which prompted him to make a suggestion for another novelty, a United States bank. The United States of America, Part 1 Now here was a scheme for the accumulation of wealth and for laying the foundation of family aggrandisement purely imaginary, romantic—one might almost say, disinterested. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners I have never thought of my own aggrandisement, but as it was likely to advance your power. Windsor Castle They are calculated to call forth wisdom and abilities, and to exercise them for the public good, and not for the emolument or aggrandisement of particular descriptions of men or families. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man His ferocious egoism, his unbounded ambition was even now calculating what advantages to himself might accrue from this idea of the new religion and of the National fete, what personal aggrandisement he could derive therefrom. The Elusive Pimpernel If, on the contrary, we regard it merely as affording opportunities for self-seeking, pleasure, and aggrandisement, it will be full of toil, anxiety, and disappointment. Character It has been England's eternal policy to damage us for her own aggrandisement. The Coming Conquest of England See how they have fought for the aggrandisement of their own order. Erewhon Revisited When the Grand Princes of Muscovy, in the fifteenth century, united the numerous principalities and proclaimed themselves Tsars, they accepted this obligation for the whole country, and conceived much grander schemes of territorial aggrandisement. Russia Neither am I thinking of those ambitious minds who, always looking forward to some aim of aggrandisement, can spare no time for a detached, impersonal glance upon themselves. Some Reminiscences But when it has departed, or become deadened, and been supplanted by thirst for pleasure, or selfish aggrandisement, or "glory"—then woe to that nation, for its dissolution is near at hand! Character We have no right to blame the continental Powers," continued the Colonel, "for using our defeats for their own aggrandisement. The Coming Conquest of England It is a powerful and voracious organisation, full of unscrupulous self-confidence, whose appetite for aggrandisement will only be limited by the power of helping itself to the severed members of its friends and neighbours. Notes on Life and Letters Is it a mere barbarous lust of territorial aggrandisement, or is it some more reasonable motive? Russia Whatever else our Eastern neighbour may strive to gain, is intended to ensure the peace of Europe more than her own aggrandisement. The Coming Conquest of England |
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