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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 3-1-18 on page I-143 in "lettrine --- Dropping your capital".
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{159.0pt}
\sloppy % to fit in small book columns
%StartShownPreambleCommands
\usepackage{tgpagella,lettrine}
\usepackage[french]{babel}
%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
\noindent \ldots paragraphe précédent \ldots
\lettrine[ante={\makebox[0pt][l]{\hspace{5pt}\og}},
  lines=4,slope=0.6em,findent=-1em,nindent=0.6em]{À}
         { peine ont-ils mis} le pied dans la ville
en pleurant la mort de leur bienfaiteur, qu'ils
sentent la terre trembler sous leurs pas; \ldots \fg
\end{document}