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Literary notes about PRAISE (AI summary)

In literature, the term “praise” functions as a multifaceted rhetorical tool that spans sincere adulation, religious devotion, and even ironic critique. It is prominently employed in religious texts to express reverence and gratitude, as seen in passages where divine glory is exalted ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). In secular writings, authors use it both to commend virtue and to criticize misplaced or excessive flattery—occasionally even as a satirical device, as when self-praise or praise given to unworthy subjects is questioned ([6], [7], [8]). Moreover, praise often enhances character development and social commentary, from noble accolades that inspire commendable deeds ([9], [10]) to ironic observations on the nature of admiration and its consequences ([11], [12]). This versatile use of “praise” thus enriches literary expression by reflecting the complexity of human values and societal expectations.
  1. And they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and shall be mindful of my name.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  2. O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 3:63.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  3. Praise him with timbrel and choir: praise him with strings and organs.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  4. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  5. Praise him on high sounding cymbals: praise him on cymbals of joy: let every spirit praise the Lord.
    — from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete
  6. Praise undeserved is satire in disguise.—
    — from Gleanings from the Harvest-Fields of Literature: A Melange of Excerpta
  7. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
    — from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
  8. how well he has done it!' and that what seems to be abuse in the expression is high praise?
    — from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
  9. Not any, that can hinder thee, but that whatsoever thou dost, thou may do it, justly, temperately, and with the praise of God.
    — from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
  10. Scripture certainly commends that peace with excellent praise as a shadow of that which is to come.
    — from The City of God, Volume II by Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
  11. For praise applies to virtue, because it makes men apt to do what is noble; but encomia to definite works of body or mind.
    — from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle
  12. What miserable praise hast thou for her that's foul and foolish?
    — from Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare

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