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。 ` {gkL-
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Than to love and be loved by me.
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But we loved with a love that was more than love-- j&6,%s-M`a
I and my Annabel Lee-- @{iws@.
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Hzcy '
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Of many far wiser than we- ZM K"3c9
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- 'b:e`2fl
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; bW(+Aw=O
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; {hG r`Rh
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side VUC
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, KE1S5Mck>
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- PVP,2Yq!
In her tomb by the side of the sea.
