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| Posted By: Reely Posted On: March 17th Views: 213 | words of the poem Henry Lee -- you must have missed the link on the left hand column that shows the original manuscript of the poem in Poe's handwriting. You can also google 'tomb by side of sea tomb by sounding sea' But, thanks for your comment. It led to adding the revised version as well and replacing one of the 'terrible' readings with another that no doubt isn't close to James Mason's or any other professional thespian. Hopefully, not having an astounding and professional voice won't stop poetry lovers everywhere from reciting poetry out loud. Note: The same poll will appear on both versions. |
| Posted By: Henry Lee Posted On: January 31st Views: 303 | Annabel Lee The poem is beautiful. The two readings given here are terrible. The actor James Mason made a fine recording of this poem in the 1950s with a beautiful musical background. It was issued on a 12" LP along with his recordings of Poe's 'The Tell-tale Heart', 'Silence'. I have a number of copies of this poem in different collections of poetry, but I have never seen this poem with the wording like this copy. Every copy I have seen says, "I was a child and she was a child..." instead of "She was a child and I was a child...". Also, in the last line the most common wording is "...in her tomb by the sounding sea." |
| Posted By: Ludmila Dounaeva Posted On: Nov 21, 2008 Views: 400 | Annabel Lee Wow, it is a very beautiful poem of true love indeed. It is full of burning passion and devotion of undying love, written about the beloved Virginia whom I mostly envy for having experienced such a strong love. |
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