Verdana font? Presumably there's an HTML code form it, but I don't know it.

I find the Italic as easy to read as the Roman, unless maybe the text size is set very small.At medium (with Internet Explorer), it seems fine.

I like to print quotes in a different font, because that makes it easier to show when I'm quoting. If there's an alternative font I can use which is more legible than Italic, I'll likely use that instead. (Breaking my rule about ignoring GUESTs without handles, very exceptionally, and without in any way withdrawing my serious objections to that anti-social practice.)