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。 z {?4*Bq
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- 9*}gl3y
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Than to love and be loved by me. QzthTX<
She was a child and I was a child, d r })-R
In this kingdom by the sea, \*"`L3
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- OVs wt
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Coveted her and me. 9 P"i uU
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Chilling my Annabel Lee;
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Went envying her and me:-- ?R6`qe_F
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Of those who were older than we-- 7B FN|S_l
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And neither the angels in Heaven above, kuS/S\Z5K
Nor the demons down under the sea, cZ<
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- I@./${o
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; ,w `~K:b.
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; a %K} j\M
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side y1,5$0@G
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, Tbh '_ F6
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- Ts z
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In her tomb by the side of the sea.
