The HTML doesn't represent the classes properly. The LaTeX would take a simpler approach: \begin{spanned} I have yet to read \textit{anything}...

The HTML doesn't represent the classes properly. The LaTeX would take a simpler approach: \begin{spanned} I have yet to read \textit{anything}... \end{spanned} Since there's no Javascript, probably no need for the class variables. And, of course, you can just write your own macros as you need them.