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
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
Without the Folio, Shakespeare's plays – scattered around in playscripts or in smaller quarto editions – might have been lost to posterity.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2013
In a library full of old and obscure texts, the 234-page quarto was older and more obscure than most.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2012
All the works of this eminent philosopher were published by Dr. Samuel Horsley, in 1779, in five volumes, quarto; and an English translation of his "Philosoph� Naturalis Principia Mathematic�," is extant.
From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous
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