quarto
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Or the notion that McCartney might very well have gleaned the phrase "let it be" from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" — but mercifully, not from the bad quarto, it turns out.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2021
ESCADA, Brasil — Não se avistava viva alma na rua estreita e empoeirada, a não ser um gato que se esgueirava sob uma lua quarto minguante.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017
Most editors of “Hamlet,” for instance, silently translate “porpentine” to “porcupine” without incurring outrage, though whether the porcupine is “fretful” or “fearful” depends on whether you follow the folio or the second quarto.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 6, 2015
On the other hand, it is possible that Shakespeare made changes to his plays after their quarto publication.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2013
Unless where otherwise stated the following variations are from the quarto of 1640, the title-page of which runs thus:— Rule a Wife | And have a Wife.
From Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject by Beaumont, Francis
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