When quoting multiple lines of verse inline, is it proper to put spaces around the slash? For example, with a slash but no spaces:
"Beside the lake, beneath the trees/Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
Or a slash with spaces:
"Beside the lake, beneath the trees / Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."
I tried googling this and didn't come up with much. Wikipedia says to use spaces around the slash, but I'd like some additional insight. I think the spaces usually aren't necessary, and they look kind of silly every time I try using them. I can see the logic in adding spaces; in the example above, someone may think the slash is joining "trees" and "Fluttering" instead of joining the two lines, but I find that exceedingly unlikely.