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COMMENTARY ON ORANGE by JOHN HOLLANDER

Poem Explanation

First Line: ORANGE DIES OUT IN THE ASCENDING FIRE' ROARED OUR
Last Line: WHO BROUGHT FORTH NOUGHT OF THE LEAD, SAVE ROY. G. BIV
Subject(s): ORANGE (COLOR); GOLD' LEAD (METAL);
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