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。 >tr?5iKxc
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by Edgar Allan Poe oF.Fg<p(
(published 1849) ro@Zbm;P
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It was many and many a year ago, h\'GL(?DBI
In a kingdom by the sea, !/< 5.9!9r
That a maiden there lived whom you may know FO_nS
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- qt/syF&s
And this maiden she lived with no other thought KwPJ0
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Than to love and be loved by me. vbqI$F[s
She was a child and I was a child, 'e3y|
In this kingdom by the sea, ~0ZEnejy
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- )g:UH
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I and my Annabel Lee-- 8)5n
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven -_uL;
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Coveted her and me. ="@W)"r
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And this was the reason that, long ago, Ms1G&NYP
In this kingdom by the sea, E}k#-+u<S4
A wind blew out of a cloud by night $DA0lY\
Chilling my Annabel Lee; Sx;zvc
So that her high-born kinsman came sl6p/\_w
And bore her away from me, Q[J,j+f<
To shut her up in a sepulchre }Bc'(2A;,
In this kingdom by the sea. ?MKf=!w
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The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, KblOP{I
Went envying her and me:-- 2@08 V|
Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, KrMIJA4>
In this kingdom by the sea) ><LIOFqsS
That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling }S*6
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And killing my Annabel Lee. edGV[=]F
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But our love it was stronger by far than the love Cb=r 8C
Of those who were older than we-- t8i"f L
Of many far wiser than we- T~"tex]
And neither the angels in Heaven above, [w=x 0J&
Nor the demons down under the sea, *Q!b%DIa$
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul HZ8
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- 6$ IXER
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams P|h<|Gcp
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; ez(4TtT
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes :m#vvH
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; ]|u}P2
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side e7,iO#@:m
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, t)cG_+rJ
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- pC8(>gV<h
In her tomb by the side of the sea.