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Imitation Exercises

George Orwell Imitation:

The book sat on the desk, worn from many years of rereading and covered in dust.

Archibald MacLeish Imitation:

To sleep soundly not just doze for a few hours we must be tucked into bed with a glass of water nearby and a night-light.

John Henry Newman Imitation:

To eat macaroni and cheese and popcorn is the horrid diet of a college student.

James Joyce Variation and Expression:

Quickly, he went through the narrow alley of the Temple Bar, having a good night of it, muttering they would go to Hell.

Quickly he went through the narrow alley of the temple Bar, and he could have sworn they would go to Hell because he was having a good night.