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I suffered so much from printers' errors
That death, for me, can hold no terrors
No doubt this stone has been misdated
God, I wish I'd been cremated!
— "Epitaph of a Dead Author", Daniel George

"Printers have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word."
David, Psalms 119:161 (1612 printing, also known as the "Printer's Bible" and itself an example; it's supposed to be "princes".)

Molly: "Welcome…Herf"? What's a herf?
Tooey: Oh no! It's supposed to say welcome hero!


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