Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10466 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

sustain'dsustained

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

Puritas changed it: 154 times in 106 works
Consistency: 94.4% (154 of 163)
Reach if approved: ~171 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: sustained
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 163 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (154 changes in 106 works, 94.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 154)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… notwithstanding hereof, the primitive Church was opprest and rent with innumerable Schisms, hatch'd and sustain'dsustained by Bishops, in opposition to Bishops; no less, at least, than by Presbyters, in …
With rule
… notwithstanding hereof, the primitive Church was opprest and rent with innumerable Schisms, hatch'd and sustain'dsustained by Bishops, in opposition to Bishops; no less, at least, than by Presbyters, in …
William Jameson · The Fundamentals of the Hierarchy Examined and Disproved · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
Becauſe by thee they are ſuſtain'dsustained,
With rule
Becauſe by thee they are ſuſtain'dsustained,
Benjamin Keach · Spiritual Melody · p. 101 · Open in the reader
Printed
2. Gods proviſion for them after he gave them the poſſeſſionof the Land. He fed, ſuſtain'dsustained them there, counted them his inheritance, and gave them rain and fruitful ſeaſons. Thou …
With rule
2. Gods proviſion for them after he gave them the poſſeſſionof the Land. He fed, ſuſtain'dsustained them there, counted them his inheritance, and gave them rain and fruitful ſeaſons. Thou …
William Nicholson · Davids Harp Strung and Tuned · p. 179 · Open in the reader
Printed
Such p…ll…r, well such curious worke sustain'dsustained;
With rule
Such p…ll…r, well such curious worke sustain'dsustained;
Phineas Fletcher · Britains Ida · Open in the reader
Printed
… neither from themselves nor from their authors; And that if the Scriptures were not sustain'dsustained by the autority of the Church they would be of no more value then …
With rule
… neither from themselves nor from their authors; And that if the Scriptures were not sustain'dsustained by the autority of the Church they would be of no more value then …
Richard Allestree · The Authority and Usefulness of the Holy Scripture · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Witneſſes, Collected in the Church, as before ſaid. But becauſe the Action eſpecially was ſuſtain'dsustained by the Seed, or the Witneſſes, the Line of that Action is moſt particularly …
With rule
… Witneſſes, Collected in the Church, as before ſaid. But becauſe the Action eſpecially was ſuſtain'dsustained by the Seed, or the Witneſſes, the Line of that Action is moſt particularly …
Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · p. 83 · Open in the reader
Printed
And there ſuſtain'dsustained for thee?
With rule
And there ſuſtain'dsustained for thee?
Hercules Collins · The Marrow of Gospel History · p. 45 · Open in the reader
Printed
So him the Lord sustain'dsustained and led,
With rule
So him the Lord sustain'dsustained and led,
Arthur Hildersham · The Song of Solomon Paraphrased · p. 140 · Open in the reader

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

Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (9)

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

The Dead Yet Speaking A40646

Printed
Sustain'dSustained their soules, and help'd maintain the poore.
With rule
Sustain'dSustained their soules, and help'd maintain the poore.
Thomas Fuller · The Dead Yet Speaking · p. 329 · Open in the reader

The Banqueting House A47401

Printed
Sustain'dSustained that cruel death;
With rule
Sustain'dSustained that cruel death;
Benjamin Keach · The Banqueting House · p. 330 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

Printed
Suſtain'dSustained by me almoſt a total Rout;
With rule
Suſtain'dSustained by me almoſt a total Rout;
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 34 · Open in the reader

Spiritual Melody A47611

Printed
Suſtain'dSustained that cruel death;
With rule
Suſtain'dSustained that cruel death;
Benjamin Keach · Spiritual Melody · p. 330 · Open in the reader

Britains Genius A96763

Printed
Suſtain'dSustained by them, who to their ſide belong,
With rule
Suſtain'dSustained by them, who to their ſide belong,
George Wither · Britains Genius · p. 41 · Open in the reader

A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath A96785

Printed
Suſtain'dSustained by them, who ſeeme no adverſaries;
With rule
Suſtain'dSustained by them, who ſeeme no adverſaries;
George Wither · A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath · p. 123 · Open in the reader