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Which of these two writing styles do you prefer?

I'm not talking about the meaning of the text here, but really about the writing style. I have a theory about what Anglo-Saxons prefer and I'll see if it's confirmed lol


Text 1 )

What a surprise it was! Through the mist, what we suddenly discovered was so astonishing that at first we refused to believe it, and then all the same, when we found ourselves right in front of the thing, galley slaves though we were, we started laughing heartily at the sight of it, right there before us...

Just imagine—their city was standing upright, absolutely straight up. New York is a city that stands. We had seen cities before, of course, beautiful ones even, and ports, and famous ones too. But back home, you see, cities lie down, beside the sea or along rivers, they stretch out across the landscape, they wait for the traveler, whereas this American one, she wasn't swooning at all, no, she stood up straight, right there, not welcoming in the least, rigid enough to frighten you. "

Text 2 )

" Excited by a curious desire,
Tonight, I saw her arrive in this place,
Sad, lifting her tear-filled eyes to the sky,
Which shone through the torches and the weapons,
Beautiful, without ornament, in the simple attire
Of a beauty just torn from sleep.
What do you want? I do not know if this negligence,
The shadows, the torches, the cries, and the silence,
And the fierce appearance of her proud captors,
Enhanced the timid sweetness of her eyes.
Whatever the case, enchanted by such a sight,
I wished to speak to her, but my voice was lost:
Motionless, seized by a long astonishment,
I let her pass into her chamber.
I went to mine. It was there, alone,
That I vainly tried to distract myself from her image.
Too present in my mind, I thought I spoke to her;
I even loved her tears, which I had caused to flow.
At times, but too late, I begged for her mercy:
I used sighs and even threats.
Thus, absorbed by my newfound love,
My eyes, without closing, awaited the dawn...
Which of these two writing styles do you prefer?
Which of these two writing styles do you prefer?
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