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。 d %#b:(,
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That a maiden there lived whom you may know qFNes)_r
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- 4X$Qu6#i
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She was a child and I was a child, qw8Rlws%
In this kingdom by the sea, N&p Cx&
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- fX+
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I and my Annabel Lee-- %IRi1EmN8
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven L6LZC2N+2
Coveted her and me. N [yy M'C
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And this was the reason that, long ago, :aQt;C6Z>
In this kingdom by the sea, KdlQ!5(?X
A wind blew out of a cloud by night
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; W m3X[?V
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That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling iIogx8[
And killing my Annabel Lee.
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Of many far wiser than we- MWL%
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And neither the angels in Heaven above,
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Nor the demons down under the sea, {_Gs *<.
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- hzRYec(
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams h@h! ,;
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; $\! 7 {6a
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; @v B!u[{
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side V!dtF,tH
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, S@Hf
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In her sepulchre there by the sea-- x= jK:3BF
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
