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dent

I do think the dent is there...

Maybe:

{{center|THE ENVIOUS WREN}} 

{{drop initial|{{gap|5px}}O}}N the ground lived a hen. {{gap}}<br />
{{gap}}In a tree lived a wren, . . . <br />
Who picked up her food here and there; <br />
{{gap}}While biddy had wheat <br />
{{gap}}And all nice things to eat. <br />
Said the wren, "I declare, 'tisn't fair!"

THE ENVIOUS WREN

ON the ground lived a hen.
In a tree lived a wren, . . .
Who picked up her food here and there;
While biddy had wheat
And all nice things to eat.
Said the wren, "I declare, 'tisn't fair!"

...or some other variation? Me improvising again...Probably "unorthodox," however... (how many px in a gap? 4 or 5?) Many Coates poems I think will need to be reformatted eventually (same drop init/indent issue)—esp. Mine & Thine text—so I'm all ears with any ideas here!... Londonjackbooks (talk) 05:52, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

It probably should be there, what you did will copy/paste correctly"

 ON the ground lived a hen.  
 In a tree lived a wren, . . .
Who picked up her food here and there;
 While biddy had wheat
 And all nice things to eat.
Said the wren, "I declare, 'tisn't fair!"

which is why I tried sticking the regular gap in. The result was horrible. The problem is the way in which drop initials were typeset, and the work-around coding of the template here. As it happens, the formatting in the work is a little inconsistent, and the initial at this page has the same kerning as the one at Page:An argosy of fables.djvu/382. The value px will render according to the resolution, limited by the user's device, an em is relative to font height, honouring the user's preference. CYGNIS INSIGNIS 07:20, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

A useful note, thanks... And so, to find a happy-medium (or median in this case?) between writer's intent, faithful rendering, and technical limitations!? Thanks! Londonjackbooks (talk) 13:59, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

One thought I had was to give a 1px {{tl|gap]] to satisfy the copy/paste concern, I think it was at that point that I decided to ignore it. Make the change if it bugs you. CYGNIS INSIGNIS 15:07, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I'll play around with it at some point in my sandbox (where I started playing with a Coates poem already yesterday)... Doesn't bug me! :) It just turned a light on in my head (i.e., piqued my interest) since I'm having/have had similar issues, and I thought I'd ask your opinion... Always at your leisure! Thanks, Londonjackbooks (talk) 22:08, 17 July 2011 (UTC)