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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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verb

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

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quartz

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kwɔːts/

The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

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