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What does the line “so eden sank to grief” mean in Nothing Gold Can Stay?

What does the line “so eden sank to grief” mean in Nothing Gold Can Stay?

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  1. It is a biblical reference to the Fall which happened to Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. After they disobeyed God’s words, there expulsion took place. Eden then sank to grief.

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