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 which is sometimes notably irregular. Reprints of the sonnets of the seventeenth century should preserve the indention of their first editions.

As a collection of poems in different measures must have lines of unequal length, it is impracticable to give rules for absolute uniformity, but care should be taken to regulate the indention so that lines will not turn over unnecessarily. Odes with lines of uneven length must be indented irregularly, to keep the body of the text matter as nearly as possible in the middle of the page. When odes are set in narrow measure, it is better to turn over an occasional long line rather than print most of the lines out of centre.