Library of Formatting Examples:Block Quotes/08A

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read this letter with more pain than I feel in writing it.
But it seems indispensable to me to communicate my
sentiments of the Duke's present situation to his nearest
relation and dearest friend. His life is invaluable to his
country and to his family, and how dear it is to his
friends can only be estimated by those who know the
soundness of his understanding, the uprightness and
truth of his judgment, and the generosity and warmth
of his feelings.

/*[*** Indented further than a normal paragraph]
I am always, my dear Lord, most truly yours,

<sc>Walter Scott</sc>.[*** right-justified]
*/[*** No blank line between the two "closing" tags.]
#/

Scott's letters of this and the two following months
are very much occupied with the painful subject of the
Duke of Buccleuch's health; but those addressed to his

Letters

Continuation of a letter. Even though it's in the same font size as the regular text and has the same margins, the Project Comments specified that letters should be in Block Quotes. So, enclose all of it, including the signature (which also needs to be in no-wrap, because it's right-justified), in Block Quotes.

For more information on formatting letters, see Correspondence and Signatures.

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