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。 *VmJydd
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- eZ'J,;
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But we loved with a love that was more than love-- [7]Kvb2t
I and my Annabel Lee-- S:
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With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven {9S= :
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; %9cu(yc*}
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And killing my Annabel Lee. @Fv"j9j-3G
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And neither the angels in Heaven above, zGjf7VV2a
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- 5Arx"=c
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; )FVW/{NF@q
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In her sepulchre there by the sea-- nK=-SQ
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
