In emulation of their superior "the ministers" started to leap, and after them the warriors, and later the women and children; in a word, the whole village for some time was jumping as if all had lost their wits.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Better than this, it is the reflex of an earnest life and of a stanch, pure heart, challenging our admiration, and worthy of our emulation.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
"My son's great capacity was tempted on there by a feeling of voluntary emulation and conscious pride," the fond lady went on to say.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes