4. When poetry is quoted in a prose composition, it should begin on a new line. If the continuation of the prose writing does not call for a new paragraph, the next line of prose text begins without indention.

5. When a prose quotation is introduced, it should be treated as in Rule 4 if it contains more than a single sentence; otherwise it is “run in,” with the proper quotation-marks and punctuation.

6. There are different forms of indention in typography which are used for different purposes, viz.:

Irregular indention.— For this form of in­den­tion there are no spec­i­fied rules, and it is used prin­ci­pal­ly in cer­tain styles of po­et­ry and in dis­play work. {56}

En échelon indention is largely used for dis­play in post­ers and ad­ver­tise­ments. It con­sists in the di­ag­o­nal ar­range­ment of words, thus:

CARPETS

CHAIRS

TABLES

STOVES

Hanging indention, which makes the first line of full width and in­dents all the fol­low­ing lines one or more ems on the left, as shown in these four lines.