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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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poppy

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈpɒpi/

Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of

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. poppyseeds poppyseed poppycultivation poppyfields poppypoppy opiumpoppy californiapoppy red
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celandinecannabiscultivationcroppotopiumtasteflavour

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