Sentence:  [Abasalom's] ambition would needs be fingering the sceptre, and <WSD>hoisting</WSD> him into his father's throne 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).