To A Snail (Marianne Moore)

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  1. contractility
    the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
    Contractility is a virtue
    as modesty is a virtue.
  2. occipital
    of or relating to the occiput
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  3. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  4. compression
    the act of applying force
    If “compression is the first grace of style”,
    you have it.
  5. incidental
    minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  6. acquisition
    something gained
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  7. modesty
    formality and propriety of manner
    Contractility is a virtue
    as modesty is a virtue.
  8. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  9. style
    how something is done or how it happens
    If “compression is the first grace of style”,
    you have it.
  10. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
    Contractility is a virtue
    as modesty is a virtue.
  11. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  12. horn
    a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  13. absence
    the state of being not present
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  14. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  15. curious
    eager to investigate and learn or learn more
    It is not the acquisition of any one thing
    that is able to adorn,
    or the incidental quality that occurs
    as a concomitant of something well said,
    that we value in style,
    but the principle that is hid:
    in the absence of feet, “a method of conclusions”;
    “a knowledge of principles”,
    in the curious phenomenon of your occipital horn.
  16. grace
    elegance and beauty of movement or expression
    If “compression is the first grace of style”,
    you have it.
Created on 十二月 10, 2010

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