Imitations

Ballantyne is severely critical on what he calls imitations of Mrs. Radcliffe in _Woodstock_. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

I know a lot of people have noticed that I've toned down my imitations from a couple of years ago. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Spaniards have evolved these very national little pieces, and little has been lost in the non-existence of an indefinite number of imitations from the French. ❋ Unknown (1919)

The poems of West, indeed, had the merit of chaste and manly diction, but they were cold, and, if I may so express it, only dead-coloured; while in the best of Warton's, there is a stiffness which too often gives them the appearance of imitations from the Greek. ❋ Unknown (1886)

Amsterdam, the only one of the country, continued to confine itself to translations or imitations from the French. ❋ Anne C. Lynch Botta (1853)

It contains no trace of the earliest poetry of the country, but the spirit of the troubadours is everywhere present; the occasional imitations from the Italian are more apparent than successful, and in general it is wearisome and monotonous, overstrained, formal, and cold. ❋ Anne C. Lynch Botta (1853)

The poems of West, indeed, had the merit of chaste and manly diction; but they were cold, and, if I may so express it, only dead-coloured; while in the best of Warton's there is a stiffness, which too often gives them the appearance of imitations from the Greek. ❋ Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1803)

My able assistant, Miss Emma, will now favor us with her bird-call imitations. ❋ Carol Ryrie Brink (2000)

Though his imitations are the cause of his notoriety, they are not the utterances upon which his true merit is based. ❋ Various (N/A)

But they assumed a licence equally faulty, and claimed the privilege of writing what might be more properly termed imitations, than versions of the classics. ❋ Scott, Walter, Sir (1882)

Page 88 drama, which Ned called imitations of the most distinguished actors. ❋ Unknown (1832)

They may with more propriety be termed imitations, and those too of the freest kind. ❋ William Hickling Prescott (1827)

The voice acting is limited though, but it's hard to tell if these are the actual actors from the show contributing to the game or just voice actors doing imitations, which is probably a good thing if they are. ❋ Unknown (2008)

_were_ imitated as well as translated: and the three most famous of the imitations are the work of men of mark in their different ways. ❋ George Saintsbury (1889)

When I was just a young whipper snapper (when was the last time you heard that term?) attending John Fisher Public School in North Toronto, one of my most vivid memories (in addition to listening to bird call imitations by the school principal who's name was Austin and who didn't seem to have a first name, teachers never did) was the arrival of a couple of police officers in the company of one "Elmer, the Safety Elephant." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Was also a bit disappointed that both Antto Varilo (guitar) and Hannu Rantanen (bass), chose not to play acoustic instruments, but electronic "imitations" of acoustic instruments. ❋ Smg58 (2007)

Imitation … not just the art .. [Inspiration] from [multi] [sources] … ❋ LetsTalkAboutX (2023)

[my definition] number [646] - [Creed], performed by a 14 year old with no friends who uses gaytalk ❋ Gumba Gumba (2004)

[The bubbly] girl put [glow in the dark] stars in her room like her brother had as a kid, thinking that she wouldn't end up by herself if [she did that]. She thought that glow in the dark stars made somebody a likeable person. Imitation was what drove all the other things in her life that money couldn't buy and power couldn't intimidate, it always had been. ❋ The Original Agahnim (2021)

The [imitation] got rejected so much of her life that she began to [reject] other people. She got bullied so much of her life, that she went out and got badass [tattoos] and tried to bully other people. ❋ Solid Mantis (2020)

I'm not [copying] OR [imitating] you! Imitate, [pshh]... I never do that! ❋ Tsunxmi (2018)

The [Imitator] is that very one in a kind, outstanding part of a bunch, who progressively develops an innate skill to imitate the regular dancers or audience dancers at a disco or club, either each and every member of his close circle. Even long time passed, he/she still is able to reproduce their figures and main movements with a superb accuracy. However, no one can or has the least clue to imitate The Imitator. Hence the [moto]: “(It is impossible to imitate) The Imitator.” Coined in [Ibiza] 2020. Where dance floors have been in close [comit]é and most faces became familiar. ❋ Jay C Gil (2020)

[David] [Kaplan] (imitation) ❋ TommyWaddleHOF (2017)

Guy: I got [a parking ticket] today, [so there's that]. Girl: Stop saying "[So there's that]"! That's my phrase! You're such an Imitator Jackson! ❋ Big Little Mama Bear Sue (2011)

the white kid who dated the asian [kid's] sister in the movie "[Gran Torino]" was an [imitation nigger] ❋ Puffincat (2009)

imitate [don’t] [di] ❋ Lapland (2018)