[doubleshuffle]

Tried it with the books I last coded, and didn't experience that problem. But I'm too tired to compare our code...

Spoiler:

div.stanza {margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom:0; margin-left: 3em; }

div.stanza > p	{text-indent: -3em; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left}

div.stanza > p.ind2	{text-indent: -2em; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; text-align: left}

.nowrap {text-indent: 0;display: inline-block;}

.pl2  {padding-left:2em}

<div class="stanza pl2">
    <p>Go, let thy fancies range,</p>

    <p class="ind2">And ramble where they may</p>

    <p>View power in every change,</p>

    <p class="ind2">And what is its <span class="nowrap">display?—</span></p>

    <p>The country magistrate,</p>

    <p class="ind2">The lowest shade in power,</p>

    <p>To rulers of the <span class="nowrap">state?—</span></p>

    <p class="ind2">The meteors of an hour.</p>
  </div>