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。 ! Z
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I and my Annabel Lee-- T rA&yXXL
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven <=D !/7$ O
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Of many far wiser than we-
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- }C6RgE.6<
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And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side p@`]9tLP(K
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, {DfXn1Cg0U
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- m3Ma2jLWC
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
