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。 Ztu _UlGC
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I and my Annabel Lee-- o&g-0!"
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- ozv:$>v@"
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; 8JvF4'zx
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side \@6PA
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, DWT4D)C,U
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- s"G;rcS}#
In her tomb by the side of the sea.