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。 DrFu r(=T
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Annabel Lee V#H8d_V
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It was many and many a year ago, x,-S1[#X;
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That a maiden there lived whom you may know x.G"D(
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- u
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And this maiden she lived with no other thought B<C&ay
Than to love and be loved by me. /.2u.G
She was a child and I was a child, i ha9!kf
In this kingdom by the sea, :s-EG;.
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- >@:667i,`
I and my Annabel Lee-- %6Rp,M9=
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven -=>U
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And this was the reason that, long ago, <hMtE/05B
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; qhN[Dj(d
So that her high-born kinsman came q'2`0MRa
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The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, W{\EE[XhCf
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Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, T(&kXMaB
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And killing my Annabel Lee. y,^";7U
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Of those who were older than we-- /bi6>GaC:E
Of many far wiser than we- To">DOt
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- v*vn<nPAQ>
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams d<_NB]V&F
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; s`r-v/3l
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; ;raz6DRO
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side `i9N)3
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Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, Jxn3$
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- }E,jR=@
In her tomb by the side of the sea.