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。 ~X<?&; 6
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By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- oc"7| YG
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Than to love and be loved by me. 4+J>/ xiZ
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In this kingdom by the sea, Al+}4{Q+?
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- dC>(UDC
I and my Annabel Lee-- 1G8,Eah
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven d*_rJE}B
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And this was the reason that, long ago, k_`h (R
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; snYyxi
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Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, cHC4Y&&uZ
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That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling SQJ +C%
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Of those who were older than we-- ^B!()39R?
Of many far wiser than we- H.< F6
And neither the angels in Heaven above, dVSQG947i:
Nor the demons down under the sea, i GN6'm`
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- `R*SHy!
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams "(mF5BE-E
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; t rZU_eouI
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes /vI"v 4
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; $IqubC>O
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Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, 0ev='v8 ?
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- z @?WhD
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
