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Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9364 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

seem'dseemed

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

Puritas changed it
1,726 times in 629 works
Consistency
98.1% (1,726 of 1,759)
Reach if approved
~1,848 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: seemed
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,759 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,726 changes in 629 works, 98.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,726)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    while they (vn-man-like) ſeem'dseemed to haue no ſence
    With rule
    while they (vn-man-like) ſeem'dseemed to haue no ſence

    John Andrewes · The Anatomy of Baseness · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … with the ſenſe of Gods love, and their inward peace of conſcience, that they ſeem'dseemed to have a kind of happy dedolencie, and want of feeling of the ſmart …
    With rule
    … with the ſenſe of Gods love, and their inward peace of conſcience, that they ſeem'dseemed to have a kind of happy dedolencie, and want of feeling of the ſmart …

    Jeremiah Dyke · Two Treatises · p. 163 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … be no sin, when he had rob'd the Temple at Locri, because the Gods seem'dseemed (as it were) to smile upon the action, in giving them fair Winds and …
    With rule
    … be no sin, when he had rob'd the Temple at Locri, because the Gods seem'dseemed (as it were) to smile upon the action, in giving them fair Winds and …

    Richard Allestree · The Vanity of the Creature · p. 83 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … attempted any thing in this Glorious Undertaking; and that too so indirectly, that he seem'dseemed rather to threaten its ruin, than to have given it any deadly wound. To …
    With rule
    … attempted any thing in this Glorious Undertaking; and that too so indirectly, that he seem'dseemed rather to threaten its ruin, than to have given it any deadly wound. To …

    Benedictus Aretius · Valentinus Gentilis – The Tritheist Put to Death In Bern · p. 117 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … is an harmonious concurrence and concord of the principal Attributes of the Deity that seem'dseemed irreconcileable: that product of the Divine Wisdom that is so ador'd by the Angels …
    With rule
    … is an harmonious concurrence and concord of the principal Attributes of the Deity that seem'dseemed irreconcileable: that product of the Divine Wisdom that is so ador'd by the Angels …

    William Bates · The Four Last Things · p. 294 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … and had an Altar with this inscription, to Simon the holy God: which it seem'dseemed, his harlot Helena did instigate. But when by the power of the Deuill he …
    With rule
    … and had an Altar with this inscription, to Simon the holy God: which it seem'dseemed, his harlot Helena did instigate. But when by the power of the Deuill he …

    Thomas Adams · Mystical Bedlam · p. 61 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    As that all earthly comfort, though it seem'dseemed,
    With rule
    As that all earthly comfort, though it seem'dseemed,

    John Vicars · A Prospective Glass to Look into Heaven · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    And at our rites the hell-hounds seem'dseemed to grinne
    With rule
    And at our rites the hell-hounds seem'dseemed to grinne

    George Wither · Prince Henrys Obsequies · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (33)

31 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Britains Ida A00973

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed that would striue with those rare Musique clozes,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed that would striue with those rare Musique clozes,

    Phineas Fletcher · Britains Ida · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed a faire i… well wrought with cunning hand,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed a faire i… well wrought with cunning hand,

    Phineas Fletcher · Britains Ida · Open in the reader

The Purple Island A00977

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed as he now were dying, or now dead:
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed as he now were dying, or now dead:

    Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 89 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed burn in chaste desire, and heav'nly flame▪
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed burn in chaste desire, and heav'nly flame▪

    Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 130 · Open in the reader

Sicelides a Piscatory A00979

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed then Glaucilla, such his statelike eyes,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed then Glaucilla, such his statelike eyes,

    Phineas Fletcher · Sicelides a Piscatory · Open in the reader

Abuses Stripped and Whipped A15623

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed worthy of the prize, but was not so;
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed worthy of the prize, but was not so;

    George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete A15639

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed not halfe so faire to be,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed not halfe so faire to be,

    George Wither · Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete · Open in the reader

Fidelia Newly Corrected and Augmented A15642

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed them to sit enthron'd vpon thy brow.
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed them to sit enthron'd vpon thy brow.

    George Wither · Fidelia Newly Corrected and Augmented · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed to giue light to euery obiect by,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed to giue light to euery obiect by,

    George Wither · Fidelia Newly Corrected and Augmented · Open in the reader

Prince Henrys Obsequies A15651

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed to fore-tell my soule, what would ensue:
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed to fore-tell my soule, what would ensue:

    George Wither · Prince Henrys Obsequies · Open in the reader

A Buckler Against the Fear of Death A17129

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed to set me back a yeare.
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed to set me back a yeare.

    Edward Buckler · A Buckler Against the Fear of Death · Open in the reader

The Anatomy of Baseness A19444

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed deafe to opportunities perſwaſion.
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed deafe to opportunities perſwaſion.

    John Andrewes · The Anatomy of Baseness · Open in the reader

The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich A26760

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed to remain in them, the ſtrife
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed to remain in them, the ſtrife

    John Batchiler · The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich · Open in the reader

The Fall and Funeral of Northampton A39912

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed, againſt Heaven too, to fight.
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed, againſt Heaven too, to fight.

    Simon Ford · The Fall and Funeral of Northampton · p. 2 · Open in the reader

Distressed Zion Relieved A47473

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed very evident to every one
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed very evident to every one

    Benjamin Keach · Distressed Zion Relieved · p. 38 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed to be in as good, nay better caſe,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed to be in as good, nay better caſe,

    Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 22 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed not infer'our to the Majeſty
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed not infer'our to the Majeſty

    Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 206 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed thir Petition, then when th' ancient Pair
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed thir Petition, then when th' ancient Pair

    John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

Divine Poems A66751

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed holy Duties and had holy Names.
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed holy Duties and had holy Names.

    George Wither · Divine Poems · p. 17 · Open in the reader

Echos from the Sixth Trumpet A66752

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed for a while, to darken Mercy's beams,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed for a while, to darken Mercy's beams,

    George Wither · Echos from the Sixth Trumpet · p. 2 · Open in the reader

Improvement of Imprisonment A66756

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed, with ſo much contentment to approve
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed, with ſo much contentment to approve

    George Wither · Improvement of Imprisonment · p. 3 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed Frothy-ſtuffe, unto a Flaſhy-wit,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed Frothy-ſtuffe, unto a Flaſhy-wit,

    George Wither · Improvement of Imprisonment · p. 7 · Open in the reader

Seasonable Precautions A66792

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed ſo aſſured of their expectations,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed ſo aſſured of their expectations,

    George Wither · Seasonable Precautions · p. 11 · Open in the reader

Collection of Poems A68914

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed then, to ſit enthron'd vpon thy brow.
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed then, to ſit enthron'd vpon thy brow.

    George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed to giue light to euery obiect by,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed to giue light to euery obiect by,

    George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader

Midnights Meditations of Death A77759

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed to ſet me back a yeare.
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed to ſet me back a yeare.

    Edward Buckler · Midnights Meditations of Death · Open in the reader

The Petition and Narrative A96760

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed bound to have performed what I ſought
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed bound to have performed what I ſought

    George Wither · The Petition and Narrative · Open in the reader

Britains Genius A96763

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed alſo, broken, or defaced much;
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed alſo, broken, or defaced much;

    George Wither · Britains Genius · p. 2 · Open in the reader

The Protector A96764

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed to be offer'd, in the lit'ral ſence,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed to be offer'd, in the lit'ral ſence,

    George Wither · The Protector · p. 7 · Open in the reader

A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath A96785

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed fixed on, thy wit hath over-ſeen;
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed fixed on, thy wit hath over-ſeen;

    George Wither · A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath · p. 20 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Seem'dSeemed not enough content that he ſo ſped,
    With rule
    Seem'dSeemed not enough content that he ſo ſped,

    George Wither · A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath · p. 95 · Open in the reader