Library of Formatting Examples:Metrical Drama/09A

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/*
I served in his face. Farewell. Adieu."
Welcome from Netherland, from steaming stew.
Ass to thy crib, doff that huge lion's skin,
Or else the owl will hoot and drive thee in.
For shame, for shame! lewd-living Tubrio,
Presume not troop among that gallant crew
Of true heroic spirits; come, uncase,
Show us the true form of Dametas' face.      120
Hence, hence, ye slave! dissemble not thy state,
But henceforth be a turncoat, runagate.
O hold my sides! that I may break my spleen
With laughter at the shadows I have seen!
  Yet I can bear with Curio's nimble feet,
Saluting me with capers in the street,
Although in open view and people's face,
He fronts me with some spruce, neat, cinquepace;
Or Tullus, though, whene'er he me espies,
Straight with loud mouth "A bandy, sir," he cries;       130
Or Robrus, who, addict to nimble fence,
Still greets me with stockado's violence.
These I do bear, because I too well know
They are the same they seem in outward show.
But all confusion sever from mine eye
This Janian bifront, Hypocrisy.
*/

Indentations are not paragraphs

Remember to largely adhere to what you do with poetry, not prose, when it comes to metrical drama. Here we see a two-space indentation, which is just that. It is not an indicator of a new paragraph.

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