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STANZAS OR VERSES MARKED BY VERSALS

Fig. 94 represents a poem in two verses which
are distinguished by interspaces and by coloured
capitals—a brief introductory line also being in
colour. (It is supposed that the poem occurs in a
book—mainly in prose—written in Roman small-
letters.)

It is generally best to distinguish the verses of
poems by one-line interspaces. When this is done,
coloured initials are not so necessary, and their value
becomes chiefly decorative (see p. 89).

Note (i).—The writing is founded on “Italic”
(see Plate XXI.), and (it is supposed that) it would
be used here wherever the songs occurred; firstly,
to distinguish them from the rest of the text, and
secondly, to keep the lines of the poem entire—
Italics occupying less room than ordinary, round Small-
Letters (see p. 279).

(2) The story opens with the first line, which
may in this case be regarded either as a Title or as
a prefatory note in red.

(3) The two red capitals are made of a rather
“Roman” type to match the Italic (and the small
Roman text of the book). The difference in height
made between the W and the S is intended to balance
the difference in width, and to give them an appëar-
ance of equal weight. This may be permitted where
there are only a few capitals ; where there are many,
their heights are generally kept more uniform.

(4) Another Colour Scheme.—W and S would look
better in burnished gold.

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'Tis of Auxassin. arid Ъіі colete

HO would list to the good lay^
G ladness of the caytà’egrey I
T is 'how two yourur lenders met,
K.ucassvn and Tsiicohte ,

Of the pains the \_ overbore
And the sorrows he outwore,
for the goodness and the guce;
Of his ]_ove, sofxir fface.

WEE T the song, the story sweet>
There is no man headmens it,
isU man living heath the Sun,
f 0 outwearieb/ so f redone ,
Siek^and wojul, worn and Sah,
ЪиТ is healed, but is glad
Tts so sweet.

s

So say they,speak they, tell they th¿ Tale :

Fig. 94.

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