Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10588 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vanquish'dvanquished

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

Puritas changed it: 110 times in 76 works
Consistency: 92.4% (110 of 119)
Reach if approved: ~125 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: vanquished
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 119 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (110 changes in 76 works, 92.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 110)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
But when that Controverſy was near vanquiſh'dvanquished, ſo another is rais'd, which I hope God will make me an Inſtrument to …
With rule
But when that Controverſy was near vanquiſh'dvanquished, ſo another is rais'd, which I hope God will make me an Inſtrument to …
Benjamin Keach · The Jewish Sabbath Abrogated · p. 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… able to stand of themselves, what shall Reeds do? If Giants are overthrown and vanquish'dvanquished, Children much more, Prov. 28. 14. Happy is the man that feareth always. How so? With …
With rule
… able to stand of themselves, what shall Reeds do? If Giants are overthrown and vanquish'dvanquished, Children much more, Prov. 28. 14. Happy is the man that feareth always. How so? With …
Thomas Manton · Sermons on Psalm 119 · p. 788 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Charms? The Devil fights with us like a Parthian flying; pretends himſelf to be vanquiſh'dvanquished by us, that he may the better conquer us, through Superſtition, by his Flight …
With rule
… Charms? The Devil fights with us like a Parthian flying; pretends himſelf to be vanquiſh'dvanquished by us, that he may the better conquer us, through Superſtition, by his Flight …
John Shower · Of Tempting Christ · p. viii · Open in the reader
Printed
But Nature vanquiſh'dvanquished Art, ſo Bartas dy'd,
With rule
But Nature vanquiſh'dvanquished Art, ſo Bartas dy'd,
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 199 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Almighty. The first Enemy that assailed Israel in his way to Canaan, was vanquish'dvanquished by Prayer. When Moses held up his Hands, Israel prevailed, Exod. 17. The same repulse …
With rule
… the Almighty. The first Enemy that assailed Israel in his way to Canaan, was vanquish'dvanquished by Prayer. When Moses held up his Hands, Israel prevailed, Exod. 17. The same repulse …
Richard Allestree · The Government of the Thoughts · p. 171 · Open in the reader
Printed
Till ſin be vanquiſh'dvanquished by his conqu'ring grace.
With rule
Till ſin be vanquiſh'dvanquished by his conqu'ring grace.
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 229 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ever to make interceſſion for us: ſo that he was ſo far from being vanquiſh'dvanquished and ſwallowed up by his ſufferings for our ſins, as thereby way was made …
With rule
… ever to make interceſſion for us: ſo that he was ſo far from being vanquiſh'dvanquished and ſwallowed up by his ſufferings for our ſins, as thereby way was made …
Samuel Cradock · The Apostolical History · p. 361 · Open in the reader
Printed
… World, is judg'd and caſt out by him; the World is conquer'd, and Death vanquiſh'dvanquished in his Victory over them.
With rule
… World, is judg'd and caſt out by him; the World is conquer'd, and Death vanquiſh'dvanquished in his Victory over them.
Francis Fuller · A Treatise of Faith and Repentance · p. 52 · Open in the reader

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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 Four Last Things A26786

Printed
… all. The most conspicuous difference in this World is between the Victorious, and the Vanquish'dVanquished prostrate at their Feet: but Death makes them equal. Then the wretched Captive shall …
With rule
… all. The most conspicuous difference in this World is between the Victorious, and the Vanquish'dVanquished prostrate at their Feet: but Death makes them equal. Then the wretched Captive shall …
William Bates · The Four Last Things · p. 16 · Open in the reader

Several Poems A29149

Printed
Vanquiſh'dVanquished in fight, and took thoſe Kingdomes all;
With rule
Vanquiſh'dVanquished in fight, and took thoſe Kingdomes all;
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 183 · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… is fallen, Zech. 11.3. foreign; as Salmaſius of the Elephant and Dragon in Solinum, p. 307. The Vanquiſh'dVanquished was caſt down, and the Conqueror fell likewiſe. When ſuch a Pillar of the …
With rule
… is fallen, Zech. 11.3. foreign; as Salmaſius of the Elephant and Dragon in Solinum, p. 307. The Vanquiſh'dVanquished was caſt down, and the Conqueror fell likewiſe. When ſuch a Pillar of the …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 126 · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… him Prudence, Proweſs, and Magnanimity to make War againſt this Tyrannical Oppreſſour, and having Vanquiſh'dVanquished him in Battle, he reſtored reſt to God's Iſrael, governing his People in Peace …
With rule
… him Prudence, Proweſs, and Magnanimity to make War againſt this Tyrannical Oppreſſour, and having Vanquiſh'dVanquished him in Battle, he reſtored reſt to God's Iſrael, governing his People in Peace …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 97 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Philiſtines, that they durſt no more rally their ſcattered Troops, nor recruit their Vanquiſh'dVanquished Army to make any new Incurſions in Samuel's Day, v. 13. And the Cities formerly …
With rule
… the Philiſtines, that they durſt no more rally their ſcattered Troops, nor recruit their Vanquiſh'dVanquished Army to make any new Incurſions in Samuel's Day, v. 13. And the Cities formerly …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 234 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

Printed
Vanquiſh'dVanquished in fight, and took thoſe kingdomes all,
With rule
Vanquiſh'dVanquished in fight, and took thoſe kingdomes all,
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 172 · Open in the reader