emulators of Mars, as Ben-Zayb called them, they were not satisfied with this music; thinking themselves perhaps at a bullfight, they made remarks at the ladies who passed before them in words that are euphemistically called flowers in Madrid, although at times they seem more like foul weeds.
"The Reign of Greed Complete English Version of 'El Filibusterismo'"
Jose Rizal
Perhaps she was a little scornful, for in the city she had been wont to pass a khaki uniform with scant approval, considering these emulators of chivalrous knights mere boys.
"Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer"
Rena I. Halsey
Those predatory insects, working in the open air, are exempt from the difficulties which their emulators, working underground, have to overcome.
"More Hunting Wasps"
J. Henri Fabre