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。 F~Li.qF
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In a kingdom by the sea, HT&0i,`
That a maiden there lived whom you may know r~TT c)2
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;--
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And this maiden she lived with no other thought "OPUGwf
Than to love and be loved by me. aI<~+ ]
She was a child and I was a child, LWI~m2
In this kingdom by the sea, s*IfXv
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- 7I|%GA_
I and my Annabel Lee-- cNVdGY%&
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven jz)H?UuDY
Coveted her and me. *t_&im%E
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And this was the reason that, long ago, Rc
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In this kingdom by the sea, Yx"z&J9p
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; Vo%d;>!G\;
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And bore her away from me, 1bBK1Uw
To shut her up in a sepulchre _x!pMj(A
In this kingdom by the sea. 'GFzI:Xr
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The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, /\#5\d
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Went envying her and me:-- 1@WGbORc*
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That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling pR"qPSv'
And killing my Annabel Lee. !r|X
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Of those who were older than we-- BUb(BzC
Of many far wiser than we- 8VZ-`?p
And neither the angels in Heaven above, 4(R2V]
Nor the demons down under the sea, xYT.J 6
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul ,B2-'O
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- +[ItkfSod!
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams P5>CSWy%
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; e0L;V@R
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; 1 XG-O
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side 6fkr!&Dy7
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, :m d3@r']
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- k@L~h{`Mc\
In her tomb by the side of the sea.