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。 /, G -1E
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- tvh)N{j
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But we loved with a love that was more than love-- G 5JZpB#o
I and my Annabel Lee-- f@:.bp8VB8
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Q?e]N I^
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; 6rBXC <Z
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Of many far wiser than we- I /F 3%'O
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Nor the demons down under the sea, IaDN[:SX
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- =#tQh g,_
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; y$J M=f$
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes ^ o`;C\
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And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side .?C-J
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, cjTV~(i'4A
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- ,U-aZ
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
