I think this might be a reference to Poe's "Annabel Lee":
"It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee"
At first I thought it was a Nabokov reference, because in "Lolita" the narrator talks about loving a girl named Annabel by the sea... then I learned that Nabokov was making a Poe reference... heh, I love references.
I think this might be a reference to Poe's "Annabel Lee":
"It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee"
At first I thought it was a Nabokov reference, because in "Lolita" the narrator talks about loving a girl named Annabel by the sea... then I learned that Nabokov was making a Poe reference... heh, I love references.
Fantastic outlook! Can't say that was the first thought to come to mind for me, but I can definitely see where it could be a strong possibility! :)
Fantastic outlook! Can't say that was the first thought to come to mind for me, but I can definitely see where it could be a strong possibility! :)