Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10080 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

swell'dswelled

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 172 times in 145 works
Consistency: 95.5% (172 of 180)
Reach if approved: ~189 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: swelled
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 180 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: swell (1)
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (172 changes in 145 works, 95.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 172)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… might have been inserted for the good Instruction of others, only they would have swell'dswelled his Life beyond what is thought convenient.—Though he was ever importunate to have …
With rule
… might have been inserted for the good Instruction of others, only they would have swell'dswelled his Life beyond what is thought convenient.—Though he was ever importunate to have …
Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 110 · Open in the reader
Printed
… attire of Silk and Gold: Through a torn cloathing ſome Souls may be perceived ſwell'dswelled with Pride and Arrogancy, and in the company of Beggars, are to be found …
With rule
… attire of Silk and Gold: Through a torn cloathing ſome Souls may be perceived ſwell'dswelled with Pride and Arrogancy, and in the company of Beggars, are to be found …
Charles Drelincourt · The Christians Defense Against the Fears of Death · p. 112 · Open in the reader
Printed
… daughter, and the Use upon use, the grandchild, and perchance a generation farther, hath swell'dswelled the debt to an incredible summe, for the satisfying whereof our Gallant sells the …
With rule
… daughter, and the Use upon use, the grandchild, and perchance a generation farther, hath swell'dswelled the debt to an incredible summe, for the satisfying whereof our Gallant sells the …
Thomas Fuller · The Holy State · p. 414 · Open in the reader
Printed
… all forts, abundance of decayed Fortunes, nay Scoundrels, not worth a Groat before, are ſwell'dswelled into vaſt Eſtates, progging and prowling every way in purveyance for themſelves. Will not …
With rule
… all forts, abundance of decayed Fortunes, nay Scoundrels, not worth a Groat before, are ſwell'dswelled into vaſt Eſtates, progging and prowling every way in purveyance for themſelves. Will not …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 205 · Open in the reader
Printed
His heart aspiring swell'dswelled untill it burst:
With rule
His heart aspiring swell'dswelled untill it burst:
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 116 · Open in the reader
Printed
… another is represented without, by an Artificial imitation of what is true. They were swell'dswelled with presumption, having little merit, and a great deal of vanity. Now this respect …
With rule
… another is represented without, by an Artificial imitation of what is true. They were swell'dswelled with presumption, having little merit, and a great deal of vanity. Now this respect …
William Bates · The Harmony of the Divine Attributes in Mans Redemption · p. 347 · Open in the reader
Printed
… miſ-underſtand and miſapply: but it would make this Writing tedious, which is already ſwell'dswelled ſo far beyond my firſt intention.
With rule
… miſ-underſtand and miſapply: but it would make this Writing tedious, which is already ſwell'dswelled ſo far beyond my firſt intention.
Richard Baxter · The Right Method for a Settled Peace of Conscience · p. 389 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Arm that was ſtung, and crying out, O my Arm, O how it is ſwell'dswelled! but they lookt up upon the Brazen Serpent: If they had lookt upon their …
With rule
… Arm that was ſtung, and crying out, O my Arm, O how it is ſwell'dswelled! but they lookt up upon the Brazen Serpent: If they had lookt upon their …
William Bridge · Seasonable Truths in Evil Times · p. 228 · Open in the reader

Read-only. Sign in as a reviewer to approve or dismiss candidates.

Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Self-Conflict A31368

Printed
Swell'dSwelled with revenge. By her fierce looks appear,
With rule
Swell'dSwelled with revenge. By her fierce looks appear,
Jacob Cats · Self-Conflict · p. 92 · Open in the reader

The History of Joseph A35338

Printed
Swell'dSwelled with …igh blood, and of a nobler grain;
With rule
Swell'dSwelled with …igh blood, and of a nobler grain;
Daniel Cudmore · The History of Joseph · p. 64 · Open in the reader

A Complete and Compendious Church History A52804

Printed
… a Captive-Jew, whom the Free-born Perſians Honour'd and Adored; Inſomuch as he Swell'dSwelled like a Toad, and Glowed like a Devil, (1) in deſigning his Deſtruction, and the …
With rule
… a Captive-Jew, whom the Free-born Perſians Honour'd and Adored; Inſomuch as he Swell'dSwelled like a Toad, and Glowed like a Devil, (1) in deſigning his Deſtruction, and the …
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 262 · Open in the reader