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。 {
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- Scfk] DT
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Than to love and be loved by me. [$+N"4
She was a child and I was a child, rT}k[
In this kingdom by the sea, |."thTO
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- Ac,Qj` 'V
I and my Annabel Lee-- Obl,Qa:5
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven '4 x uH3
Coveted her and me. LNU#NJ^Axt
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A wind blew out of a cloud by night -sqo
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; zo{WmV7[|
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The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Y7L1`<SC
Went envying her and me:-- A"PmoV?lAm
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Of those who were older than we-- XSDudL
Of many far wiser than we- >kN%R8*Sx
And neither the angels in Heaven above, DFUW^0N
Nor the demons down under the sea, Qjl.O HO
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul q, ->E<8
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- /"LcW"2;N
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams k5X& |L/
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; =4H"&E u{
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes D) my@W0,
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And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side ns/L./z
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, 'nR'o /!
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- U`HSq=J
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
