Using DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE() to create a white space

I had a script that I run on SQL*Plus to create a spool file output. How do I create a white space or skip a new line using the DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE()?
e.g.
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('+--------------------+');
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('First Line..........');
DMBS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Second Line......');
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(' ');
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Fourth Line........');
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('+--------------------+');
output on spool file should be like this:
First Line..........
Second Line......
Fourth Line........
but the output on spool file when run the script
First Line..........
Second Line......
Fourth Line........
--------------------

hi
it get a blank line u can simply use CHR function with argument 10
like this
declare
begin
dbms_output.put_line('ashish');
dbms_output.put_line('+--------------------+');
dbms_output.put_line('First Line..........');
dbms_output.put_line('Second Line......');
dbms_output.new_line();
dbms_output.put_line('Fourth Line........');
dbms_output.put_line(chr(10));
dbms_output.put_line('ashish');
end;
regds

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