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THE STONE AXE by ROBINSON JEFFERS

Poet Analysis

First Line: IRON RUSTS, AND BRONZE HAS ITS GREEN SICKNESS; WHILE FLINT, THE HARD STONES, FLINT AND CHALCEDONY
Last Line: LOOK, DEAR, THERE COMES THE SUN. MY BABY BE BORN AS QUIET AS THAT
Subject(s): WAR; SOCIAL COMMENTARY;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://books.google.com/books?id=MTn_okYQeW0C&pg=PA306&lpg=PA306&dq=JEFFERS+%27IRON+RUSTS,+AND+BRONZE+HAS+ITS+GREEN+SICKNESS;+WHILE+FLINT,+THE+HARD+STONES,+FLINT+AND+CHALCEDONY%22&source=bl&ots=TMxdT3iR16&sig=8DyXC0QuCHzGlAcH09h5UGVJHjM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiurfecqofMAhWJGB4KHQihDEMQ6AEIHjAB#v=onepage&q=JEFFERS%20'IRON%20RUSTS%2C%20AND%20BRONZE%20HAS%20ITS%20GREEN%20SICKNESS%3B%20WHILE%20FLINT%2C%20THE%20HARD%20STONES%2C%20FLINT%20AND%20CHALCEDONY%22&f=false


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