Lexicographical Neighbors of Emuling
Literary usage of Emuling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1816)
"59. we have another absurd coinage, in the word * emuling for rivalling. At p.
73., ' seas' rhyme to 'peace/ and the proper jingle is so obviously suggested ..."
2. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"... Strook the bright chords, which gave a silver sound, That thrilled the hearers'
ears; and dream their hearts. Gins Melyn, emuling late chant of ..."
3. Selections from the Letters of Robert Southey by Robert Southey, John Wood Warter (1856)
"emuling * is not my coinage; you will find the word in Spenser. The " Carmen
Nuptiale " was half written two years ago, and, by a piece of good luck, ..."
4. Arithmetic: In which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically by Daniel Adams (1837)
"C points make 1 line, ( used in measuring the length of 12 lines - - 1 inch, {
the rods of clock pendulums. 4 inches - - 1 hand, j U8j££e *eMUling ..."
5. A Glossary and Etymological Dictionary: Of Obsolete and Uncommon Words by William Toone (1834)
"He sitting me beside, in that same shade Provoked me to play some pleasant fit,
Yet emuling my pipe. ..."
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