A friend emails me:
> a friend transcribing poetry has asked me about the convention that
> was dominant for so long of capitalizing the beginning of each line.
> she finds it very irritating and asked me why it was so. of course I
> didn't have a clue, and feverish examination of my library was of no
> help. (the earliest example of not doing it that I could find was HD
> in 1916).
I emailed him back a vague reply, then said I'd ask PoetryEtc, expecting a deluge
of help.
Max in Melbourne
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