function addline(daline) { var dv = document.createElement("div"); var text = document.createTextNode(daline); dv.appendChild(text); //insert in beginning of doc document.body.insertBefore(dv, document.body.firstChild) }and a form to initiate it...
<form> <input type="button" value="insert text" onclick="addline('when in the course of human events...'); return(false);"> </form>