He also extols the virtues of the Virginian potato. Nancy tells Temple to trust in God and extols the virtues of suffering. It extols the virtues of exploring one's own nature and instincts. The song extols the virtues of a typical English, and particularly Cockney, dish. As Randy extols the virtues of his marijuana farming, a series of explosions occur outside. Paparrigopoulos extols Demosthenes' patriotism, but criticises him as being short-sighted. Even the Aihole inscription of his rival Pulakeshin extols his gallant qualities. The Talmud extols patience as an important personal trait. He hears melodies whose vagueness he extols, I hear vaguenesses whose attenuation I rue. The worldwide announcement of success extols the triumph of science over ideology. The Klingon captain extols Forrester's prowess, and agrees to help him rescue the freighter instead. It doesn't fit into the masculine attributes that "machismo" extols. The book extols Babylonian civilization against that of the conquering Arabs. Antoninus of Piacenza in the 6th century describes its monks, and extols its palm trees. Shiva then extols Vishnu's power.