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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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head louse

Part of Speechnoun

A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.

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pediculus capitisbody lousecrab louselouselouse flyhaematopinidpubic lousesucking louse

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