1 Most of the ladies present seemed ambitious of display, emulous of ornament.
2 And sun and shower and star are emulous to deck the show.
3 Women of all descriptions were emulous of attracting his Royal Highness's attention.
4 Such a pair might be the most emulous of rivals in good works.
5 Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
6 To first reach this, the winning-post, was evidently the emulous desire of each.
7 The whole crowd of courtiers and nobles sought his favour with emulous eagerness.
8 His fame collected round him a host of followers, emulous of his sanctity.
9 Mechanic, statesman, plowboy, poet, pressed forward to the ranks, emulous of priority alone.
10 No; this was the incantation reserved for souls athirst for fame, of virtue emulous .
11 This operation is usually performed at the instance of some individual emulous of fame.
12 The unnumbered birds were every one awake, responsive and emulous .
13 His astonished groom stared at him for a moment, then followed with emulous speed.
14 Well, they 're emulous , and they take a thrashing kindly.
15 Isabel and Eustace seemed emulous to out-talk each other.
16 Ares is represented as a warlike god, emulous , and covetous of sheep and other things.
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