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。 *8z"^7?^=
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It was many and many a year ago,
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I and my Annabel Lee-- Z;# %t.
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven 9/#0?(K8
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Went envying her and me:-- YQ;
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Of those who were older than we-- n|WfaJQZ
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And neither the angels in Heaven above, =-_)$GOI'
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- ;(7-WnU8N
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; ~8T F*3[}[
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes @<2d8ed
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And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side ^ o YPyk`9
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, nP<S6:s:
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- 2UiR ~P]%
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
