- This example shows topographical line beginning within metrical lines, where they occur at different
- places in different editions:
+ This example shows the encoding of the beginning of each topographic line within metrical lines, where they occur in both the 1667 and 1674 editions:
Of Mans First Disobedience,
and
the Fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose
mortal tast
@@ -89,15 +88,15 @@ soi-
xante & dixhuytiesme livre.
starts. The n attribute, if used, indicates the number or other value associated
with the text between this point and the next lb element, typically the sequence
number of the line within the page, or other appropriate unit. This element is intended to be
- used for marking line beginnings on a manuscript or printed page, at the point where they
+ used for marking the beginning of each line on a manuscript or printed page, at the point where they
occur; it should not be used to tag structural units such as lines of verse (for which the
l element is available) except in circumstances where structural units cannot
otherwise be marked.
The type attribute may be used to characterize the
line beginning in any respect. The more specialized attributes
break, ed, or edRef should be preferred when the
- intent is to indicate whether or not the line
- beginning is word-breaking, or to note the source from which it
+ intent is to indicate whether or not the beginning of a new line
+ is word-breaking, or to note the source from which it
derives.