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。 /(I*,
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(published 1849) TfxwVPX
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It was many and many a year ago, jg
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In a kingdom by the sea, h<l1]h+x
That a maiden there lived whom you may know E{xVc;t
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- XALI<ZY
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Than to love and be loved by me. YO{GU7
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In this kingdom by the sea, I[MgIr^
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- ?i\B^uB
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With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven >>[/UFC)n
Coveted her and me. HJ?+A-n/
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; 7z6b@$,
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In this kingdom by the sea. -37a.
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Went envying her and me:-- ;cQW sTfT
Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, ;T]d
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And killing my Annabel Lee. $!vxVs9n
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But our love it was stronger by far than the love Sydh2d
Of those who were older than we-- b/$km?R
Of many far wiser than we-
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- O40+M)e]
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; djQv[Vc{
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes 9CGNn+~YI
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; .D,p@4
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side L(S'6z~_9
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, N(6|yZ<J3M
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- <^.=>Q0S\
In her tomb by the side of the sea.