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。 PC5FfX
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That a maiden there lived whom you may know WF]:?WE%
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- cW2:D$Pe
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Than to love and be loved by me. ),_bDI L+
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But we loved with a love that was more than love-- spf}{o
I and my Annabel Lee-- c}lgWu~
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven i8]r}a
Coveted her and me. RL%{VE
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And this was the reason that, long ago, 9z?F_=PB!
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; k dqH36&<
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Of many far wiser than we- C o M8
And neither the angels in Heaven above, XpGom;z^c
Nor the demons down under the sea, q:'(1y~
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul 6eBQ9XV
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- F^f]*MhT"
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams mMR[(
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; !dGgLU_
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes C<pF13*4
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; W$&Q.Z
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side 6\`,blkX
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, 1VeCAx[e
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- ]PFc8qv{
In her tomb by the side of the sea.