emulous

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Cultivator of the gardens of the mind, himself the very bud and bloom of humanistic learning, he follows Socrates in having taken as his modus operandi the emulous pursuit of all that is most excellent.

From Time Magazine Archive

He recognised their superiority in most things and, as headman of his tribe, was emulous of their accomplishment.

From White Fire by Oxenham, John

Writing to please the mistress of his heart, and emulous of epic fame, Boccaccio rejected the usual apostrophes and envoys of the Cantori da Banca, and constructed a poem divided into books.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

Fired by this hope I hurried back to my carriage, preceded at an emulous gallop by the officials.

From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin

Thanks to nature for intolerance, for envious and emulous self-seeking, for the insatiable desire to have and to rule!

From Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century by Sombart, Werner