上面那首罗伯特·弗罗斯特的诗，太深沉，太富有哲理，可能不太适合小姑娘。我另选了Edgar Allan Poe的诗，据说是韵律最美的英文诗之一。讲述一个凄美的爱情故事。 k0D &F; a%
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That a maiden there lived whom you may know S(-=I!.G{
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- d`nS0Tf'
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Than to love and be loved by me. C X'E+
She was a child and I was a child, +#H8d1^5
In this kingdom by the sea, I A!ixabG
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- 01q7n`o#zf
I and my Annabel Lee-- 3S2'JOTY
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven WE~3(rs#X#
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A wind blew out of a cloud by night 6k3l/ ~R
Chilling my Annabel Lee; >qUO_>
So that her high-born kinsman came ( &hX8
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Of those who were older than we-- 22r01qH
Of many far wiser than we- OB^ 2NL~Q~
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- H62*8y8
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; A0 X 0t
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes IFTW,9hh
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; E;d 5$
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side tB3CX \e
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, M2EN(Y_k0
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- uN(~JPAw5
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
