In "Nothing Gold Can Stay," the line "Eden sank to grief" is probably a reference to...

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the loss of perfection that occured in the biblical Garden of Eden.
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a ship that sank in the early 1900s.
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the biblical story of Abel being killed by his brother, Cain.
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every gardener's desire to create their own Garden of Eden.

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The line "Eden sank to grief" in "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is probably a reference to the loss of perfection that occurred in the biblical Garden of Eden. This interpretation aligns with the poem's themes of transience and the inevitable decline of beauty and innocence.