Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9390 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

liv'dlived

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

Puritas changed it: 1,770 times in 672 works
Consistency: 97.3% (1,770 of 1,818)
Reach if approved: ~1,910 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: lived
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,818 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,770 changes in 672 works, 97.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,770)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
It liv'dlived in Pleasure, Honour, Ease and Health,
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It liv'dlived in Pleasure, Honour, Ease and Health,
Richard Baxter · Additions to the Poetical Fragments of Baxter · p. 30 · Open in the reader
Printed
… if the Worſhip of that day had ſuch dependance upon that Prieſthood, that it liv'dlived and dyed; ſtood, and fell with it: the Goſpel-miniſtration, and Worſhip, muſt have …
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… if the Worſhip of that day had ſuch dependance upon that Prieſthood, that it liv'dlived and dyed; ſtood, and fell with it: the Goſpel-miniſtration, and Worſhip, muſt have …
Richard Baxter · Gospel Churches a Standing Ordinance · p. 95 · Open in the reader
Printed
And the day-birds the long-liv'dlived sunne beguiling,
With rule
And the day-birds the long-liv'dlived sunne beguiling,
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 59 · Open in the reader
Printed
The yeares that I have liv'dlived before.
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The yeares that I have liv'dlived before.
Edward Reynolds · Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul · p. 525 · Open in the reader
Printed
The death of ten he liv'dlived to get ten other.
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The death of ten he liv'dlived to get ten other.
Edward Buckler · A Buckler Against the Fear of Death · Open in the reader
Printed
… Body; he owes his Innocence but to his Weaknesse, nor is it more long liv'dlived; his holy purposes decay as his strength grows, and dye as soon as setled …
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… Body; he owes his Innocence but to his Weaknesse, nor is it more long liv'dlived; his holy purposes decay as his strength grows, and dye as soon as setled …
Richard Allestree · Eighteen Sermons · p. 195 · Open in the reader
Printed
Iustin Martyr, an Excellent Writer, and who liv'dlived near the Times of the Apostles, is very Orthodox, as to the Article of …
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Iustin Martyr, an Excellent Writer, and who liv'dlived near the Times of the Apostles, is very Orthodox, as to the Article of …
Benedictus Aretius · Valentinus Gentilis – The Tritheist Put to Death In Bern · p. 86 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Saints, Heb. 11. Abel, Abraham, Sarah, with the reſt of them, 'tis Recorded that they liv'dlived by Faith; it's ſaid of them, v. 13. They all dyed by Faith, not one …
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… Saints, Heb. 11. Abel, Abraham, Sarah, with the reſt of them, 'tis Recorded that they liv'dlived by Faith; it's ſaid of them, v. 13. They all dyed by Faith, not one …
Richard Alleine · A Rebuke to Backsliders and a Spur for Loiterers · p. 66 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (48)

34 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 31 are listed here. 14 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Christian Doctrine of the Day of Judgment A27634

Printed
… They never can Live in the true Senſes of Life, though Rais'd; For They Liv'dLived not till the Thouſand Years of the Firſt Reſurrection were Finiſht, and ſo could …
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… They never can Live in the true Senſes of Life, though Rais'd; For They Liv'dLived not till the Thouſand Years of the Firſt Reſurrection were Finiſht, and ſo could …
Thomas Beverley · The Christian Doctrine of the Day of Judgment · p. 30 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ever it had been ſaid, They were the Dead, who for the Thouſand Years Liv'dLived not; It is ſaid, Bleſſed and Holy is He that is Partaker of the …
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… ever it had been ſaid, They were the Dead, who for the Thouſand Years Liv'dLived not; It is ſaid, Bleſſed and Holy is He that is Partaker of the …
Thomas Beverley · The Christian Doctrine of the Day of Judgment · p. 30 · Open in the reader

The Churchs Triumph A30276

Printed
Liv'dLived all he knew; knew all that's underſtood.
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Liv'dLived all he knew; knew all that's underſtood.
Daniel Burgess · The Churchs Triumph · Open in the reader

Four Useful Discourses A30576

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… lies curſing himſelf for his Wickedneſs and Folly, and the Company that he hath Liv'dLived in, and wiſhing that he had never been Born. Now the Godly Man, he …
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… lies curſing himſelf for his Wickedneſs and Folly, and the Company that he hath Liv'dLived in, and wiſhing that he had never been Born. Now the Godly Man, he …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Four Useful Discourses · p. 125 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſhould Live, yet offer peace to them: Though they be Old ſinners that have Liv'dLived a long time in moſt vile ſins, yet offer peace to them: Into whatſoever …
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… ſhould Live, yet offer peace to them: Though they be Old ſinners that have Liv'dLived a long time in moſt vile ſins, yet offer peace to them: Into whatſoever …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Four Useful Discourses · p. 147 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Thouſands; thou that haſt Liv'dLived like a Monſter in the place where thou haſt Liv'dLived, and haſt liv'dlived in Rebellion againſt the Lord; yet He doth give Command to …
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… Thouſands; thou that haſt Liv'dLived like a Monſter in the place where thou haſt Liv'dLived, and haſt liv'dlived in Rebellion againſt the Lord; yet He doth give Command to …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Four Useful Discourses · p. 149 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Saints of God. None of Gods People that know a place that hath Liv'dLived in Darkneſs and Blindneſs before, but if they ſee the Lord by His Providence …
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… the Saints of God. None of Gods People that know a place that hath Liv'dLived in Darkneſs and Blindneſs before, but if they ſee the Lord by His Providence …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Four Useful Discourses · p. 170 · Open in the reader
Printed
… moſt ſeeming Righteous Men that did live; and the greateſt Scholars, and thoſe that Liv'dLived the moſt Honeſtly among Men. And why did they deride Him? But only becauſe …
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… moſt ſeeming Righteous Men that did live; and the greateſt Scholars, and thoſe that Liv'dLived the moſt Honeſtly among Men. And why did they deride Him? But only becauſe …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Four Useful Discourses · p. 214 · Open in the reader

The Saints Transfiguration A32058

Printed
Liv'dLived when the Court seem'd heavy, and the See
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Liv'dLived when the Court seem'd heavy, and the See
Edmund Calamy · The Saints Transfiguration · p. 31 · Open in the reader

The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons A33330

Printed
Liv'dLived when the Court seem'd heavy, and the See
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Liv'dLived when the Court seem'd heavy, and the See
Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 45 · Open in the reader

Paradoxes Problems Essays Characters A36301

Printed
Liv'dLived by her own once, now by others sins.
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Liv'dLived by her own once, now by others sins.
John Donne · Paradoxes Problems Essays Characters · p. 90 · Open in the reader

An Elegy on the Death of George Pitt A39263

Printed
Liv'dLived seav'nteen yeares, Chast, Good, and Iust.
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Liv'dLived seav'nteen yeares, Chast, Good, and Iust.
Clement Ellis · An Elegy on the Death of George Pitt · p. 21 · Open in the reader

A Christians Acquiescence in Divine Providence A39911

Printed
E're roſe; but Liv'dLived Example or Defence
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E're roſe; but Liv'dLived Example or Defence
Simon Ford · A Christians Acquiescence in Divine Providence · p. 204 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

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Liv'dLived sixty yeares, fell sick, and dy'd.
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Liv'dLived sixty yeares, fell sick, and dy'd.
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 202 · Open in the reader

Some Prison Meditations A42148

Printed
Liv'dLived ſo deliciouſly, ſo fine and brave,
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Liv'dLived ſo deliciouſly, ſo fine and brave,
John Griffith · Some Prison Meditations · p. 115 · Open in the reader

The Triumphs of the Reformed Religion in America A50170

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In a word, he was one who Liv'dLived in He… while he was on Earth; and there is no more th… pure …
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In a word, he was one who Liv'dLived in He… while he was on Earth; and there is no more th… pure …
Cotton Mather · The Triumphs of the Reformed Religion in America · p. 20 · Open in the reader

The Wonderful Works of God Commemorated A50176

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… proclaim Li…erty for that Religion which he has out done all that ever Liv'dLived, for the Perscution of 'Tis an unaccountable Coincidence wit… this, That some hundreds of …
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… proclaim Li…erty for that Religion which he has out done all that ever Liv'dLived, for the Perscution of 'Tis an unaccountable Coincidence wit… this, That some hundreds of …
Cotton Mather · The Wonderful Works of God Commemorated · p. 36 · Open in the reader

A Present for Servants A50469

Printed
… They are called ſo, Levit. 25.41, 42. and ſince this you have born his Name, and Liv'dLived in his Houſe, and eat of his Bread, and pretended to his Wages, you …
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… They are called ſo, Levit. 25.41, 42. and ſince this you have born his Name, and Liv'dLived in his Houſe, and eat of his Bread, and pretended to his Wages, you …
Richard Mayo · A Present for Servants · p. 11 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Liv'dLived ignorant of future, so had borne
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Liv'dLived ignorant of future, so had borne
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

A Complete and Compendious Church History A52804

Printed
… Beaſts of Prey were ſo cicurated and Tamed for this Time, that they all Liv'dLived together and Dyeted together, (the Lyon with the Lamb, Iſa. 11. 6.) without any diſſention: Yea …
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… Beaſts of Prey were ſo cicurated and Tamed for this Time, that they all Liv'dLived together and Dyeted together, (the Lyon with the Lamb, Iſa. 11. 6.) without any diſſention: Yea …
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his Will, nor Balaam his Wages: How could he Dye the Death of, that Liv'dLived not the Life of, but Plots againſt the Lives of the Righteous.
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… his Will, nor Balaam his Wages: How could he Dye the Death of, that Liv'dLived not the Life of, but Plots againſt the Lives of the Righteous.
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 82 · Open in the reader

Church Pageantry Displayed A53658

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(2.) Clemens Alexandrinus, who Liv'dLived about the Year 196. ſaith, we're commanded to Praiſe God on the Pſaltery, that is …
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(2.) Clemens Alexandrinus, who Liv'dLived about the Year 196. ſaith, we're commanded to Praiſe God on the Pſaltery, that is …
James Owen · Church Pageantry Displayed · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
(4.) Iſidore Peluſiota, who Liv'dLived about the beginning of the Fourth Century, ſaith, If ye ſeek an Explication of …
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(4.) Iſidore Peluſiota, who Liv'dLived about the beginning of the Fourth Century, ſaith, If ye ſeek an Explication of …
James Owen · Church Pageantry Displayed · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and then Preach'd, and concluded with Prayer. In our Publick Aſſemblies ſaith Tertullian, (who Liv'dLived about the Year 202. after Chriſt) The Scriptures are Read, Pſalms are Sung, Sermons Preached …
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… and then Preach'd, and concluded with Prayer. In our Publick Aſſemblies ſaith Tertullian, (who Liv'dLived about the Year 202. after Chriſt) The Scriptures are Read, Pſalms are Sung, Sermons Preached …
James Owen · Church Pageantry Displayed · p. 9 · Open in the reader

Funeral Sermon of Mrs Lobb A60348

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… have had your near an… dear Relations staid here yet longer, and Lov'd and Liv'dLived with yo… yet longer: And why so? That you might have been pleased an …
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… have had your near an… dear Relations staid here yet longer, and Lov'd and Liv'dLived with yo… yet longer: And why so? That you might have been pleased an …
Samuel Slater · Funeral Sermon of Mrs Lobb · p. 6 · Open in the reader

Suffolks Tears A61970

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Liv'dLived, and was Born in an All-Sainted Hart.
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Liv'dLived, and was Born in an All-Sainted Hart.
Samuel Fairclough Jr · Suffolks Tears · p. 24 · Open in the reader

Iter Boreal 2 A66004

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Liv'dLived ſtill and preach'd: Ziba take all (for me.)
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Liv'dLived ſtill and preach'd: Ziba take all (for me.)
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal 2 · p. 31 · Open in the reader

Living Loves Betwixt Christ and Dying Christians A75710

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Liv'dLived ſtil & preacht—Ziba take all (for me.)
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Liv'dLived ſtil & preacht—Ziba take all (for me.)
Simeon Ashe · Living Loves Betwixt Christ and Dying Christians · p. 72 · Open in the reader

Justification Justified B43850

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… yet how far from being a Prince is a poor Begger? Every Virgin that Liv'dLived in that time when Christ was look'd for, had a causa sine qua non …
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… yet how far from being a Prince is a poor Begger? Every Virgin that Liv'dLived in that time when Christ was look'd for, had a causa sine qua non …
Samuel Rolle · Justification Justified · p. 107 · Open in the reader

The Fathers Tears over his Daughters Remains N03209

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Liv'dLived in her Heart, and liv'dlived within her Life.
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Liv'dLived in her Heart, and liv'dlived within her Life.
Benjamin Colman · The Fathers Tears over his Daughters Remains · p. iii · Open in the reader

The Doctrine of Original Sin N06399

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… inquiring into the Corruption and Depravity of Mankind, of the Men and Women, THAT LIV'DLIVED IN HIS TIME. As tho' what He said represented Nothing of the State of …
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… inquiring into the Corruption and Depravity of Mankind, of the Men and Women, THAT LIV'DLIVED IN HIS TIME. As tho' what He said represented Nothing of the State of …
Jonathan Edwards · The Doctrine of Original Sin · p. 66 · Open in the reader