Annabel Lee

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)t *as #an and #an a ear ago+
)n a ,ingdo# b t$e sea+
-$at a #aiden t$ere lived *$o# o. #a ,no*
/ t$e na#e of A00A/!L L!!1
And t$is #aiden s$e lived *it$ no ot$er t$o.g$t
-$an to love and be loved b #e.
) *as a 2$ild and s$e *as a 2$ild+
)n t$is ,ingdo# b t$e sea1
/.t *e loved *it$ a love t$at *as #ore t$an love"
) and # Annabel Lee1
3it$ a love t$at t$e *inged sera%$s of $eaven
'oveted $er and #e.
And t$is *as t$e reason t$at+ long ago+
)n t$is ,ingdo# b t$e sea+
A *ind ble* o.t of a 2lo.d+ 2$illing
( bea.tif.l Annabel Lee1
&o t$at $er $ig$born ,ins#an 2a#e
And bore $er a*a fro# #e+
-o s$.t $er .% in a se%.l2$re
)n t$is ,ingdo# b t$e sea.
-$e angels+ not $alf so $a%% in $eaven+
3ent enving $er and #e"
4es5" t$at *as t$e reason (as all #en ,no*+
)n t$is ,ingdo# b t$e sea)
-$at t$e *ind 2a#e o.t of t$e 2lo.d b nig$t+
'$illing and ,illing # Annabel Lee.
/.t o.r love it *as stronger b far t$an t$e love
6f t$ose *$o *ere older t$an *e"
6f #an far *iser t$an *e"
And neit$er t$e angels in $eaven above+
0or t$e de#ons do*n .nder t$e sea+
'an ever dissever # so.l fro# t$e so.l
6f t$e bea.tif.l Annabel Lee.
7or t$e #oon never bea#s *it$o.t bringing #e drea#s
6f t$e bea.tif.l Annabel Lee1
And t$e stars never rise b.t ) feel t$e brig$t ees
6f t$e bea.tif.l Annabel Lee1
And so+ all t$e nig$t"tide+ ) lie do*n b t$e side
6f # darling" # darling" # life and # bride+
)n t$e se%.l2$re t$ere b t$e sea+
)n $er to#b b t$e so.nding sea.