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。 Xc@4(Nyp
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(published 1849) X`22Hf4ct
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It was many and many a year ago, 5$y<nMP
In a kingdom by the sea, s*VZLKO
That a maiden there lived whom you may know ";GLX%C!{@
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;-- `W-:@?PmQx
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She was a child and I was a child, YX~H!6l
In this kingdom by the sea, =]D##R
But we loved with a love that was more than love-- _{A($/~c?
I and my Annabel Lee-- ]2(
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With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven %Jw;c`JM
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In this kingdom by the sea, MF& +4$q
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Chilling my Annabel Lee; Wy|=F~N
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Of many far wiser than we- ov|s5yH8e
And neither the angels in Heaven above, wi&m(f(~
Nor the demons down under the sea, K%Rx5 S
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:-- JiRW|+`pe
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; v!W,h2:J
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Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; YAO.Cc z
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Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride, ((H}d?^AJ
In her sepulchre there by the sea-- GSMP)8W
In her tomb by the side of the sea.