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。 u0o'K9.r
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- jd-glE,Y/
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Than to love and be loved by me. {+.r5py
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In this kingdom by the sea, sLL7]m}
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- S :bC[ }
I and my Annabel Lee-- 'UU\4M
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Coveted her and me. _5Bcwa/
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In this kingdom by the sea, ,*svtw:2')
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; G" SBYU
So that her high-born kinsman came
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The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, OE`X<h4r
Went envying her and me:--
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That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling G$M
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Of those who were older than we-- Orn0Zpp<z
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And neither the angels in Heaven above, Cby;? F6w
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- s1N?/>lmB
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; =EP13J
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; 5z }w }zdg
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side U(>4s]O6
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, R`8@@ }
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- u.XQ &
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
