Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9497 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

asham'dashamed

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

Puritas changed it: 667 times in 326 works
Consistency: 96.1% (667 of 694)
Reach if approved: ~729 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: ashamed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 694 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: asham (1)
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (667 changes in 326 works, 96.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 667)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
I should of all our passions gr…w asham'dashamed;
With rule
I should of all our passions gr…w asham'dashamed;
George Wither · Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete · Open in the reader
Printed
… with all his Host of Heaven think contemtibly of me, when I shall be asham'dashamed so as to call out to the mountains and the hills to cover my …
With rule
… with all his Host of Heaven think contemtibly of me, when I shall be asham'dashamed so as to call out to the mountains and the hills to cover my …
Richard Allestree · Forty Sermons · p. 154 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Devil? He is defiled with the filthiness of flesh and spirit; he is asham'dashamed at the sight of his own nakedness that reproach'd him for his crime; but …
With rule
… the Devil? He is defiled with the filthiness of flesh and spirit; he is asham'dashamed at the sight of his own nakedness that reproach'd him for his crime; but …
William Bates · The Harmony of the Divine Attributes in Mans Redemption · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
And herein I am not aſham'dashamed to acknowledgde, I have borrowed moſt light from that very Admirable Man, Mr. Brightman …
With rule
And herein I am not aſham'dashamed to acknowledgde, I have borrowed moſt light from that very Admirable Man, Mr. Brightman …
Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · Open in the reader
Printed
Shall see, and be asham'dashamed, because
With rule
Shall see, and be asham'dashamed, because
Zacharie Boyd · The Songs of the Old and New Testament in Meter · Open in the reader
Printed
… affliction they ſhall be aſhamed of their own Counſels. Times of affliction makes men aſham'dashamed of what they would not be aſham'dashamed of before, Jer. 2. 26. Zeph. 3. 11. I remember a …
With rule
… affliction they ſhall be aſhamed of their own Counſels. Times of affliction makes men aſham'dashamed of what they would not be aſham'dashamed of before, Jer. 2. 26. Zeph. 3. 11. I remember a …
Jeremiah Burroughs · An Exposition of Hosea 8-10 · p. 402 · Open in the reader
Printed
… will give mee strength, and his holy spirit, that all my adversaries shal be asham'dashamed of their doings. Then said his friends, Master Dr. we think it not best …
With rule
… will give mee strength, and his holy spirit, that all my adversaries shal be asham'dashamed of their doings. Then said his friends, Master Dr. we think it not best …
Samuel Clarke · The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History · p. 504 · Open in the reader
Printed
But oh preſumption and impudence, that hell it ſelfe may be aſham'dashamed of; The Diuell dares ſay to Chriſt, All theſe will I giue thee, if …
With rule
But oh preſumption and impudence, that hell it ſelfe may be aſham'dashamed of; The Diuell dares ſay to Chriſt, All theſe will I giue thee, if …
Joseph Hall · History of the Old Testament Volume 5 · p. 426 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (26)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 15 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Saints Sacrifice A01981

Printed
Aſham'dAshamed to ſhew her face, it may procure her,
With rule
Aſham'dAshamed to ſhew her face, it may procure her,
William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader
Printed
Aſham'dAshamed to tell it me, I know it well,
With rule
Aſham'dAshamed to tell it me, I know it well,
William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader

Evangelical Repentance Unto Salvation A27606

Printed
… Grieving, and Shaming a Mans ſelf; a ſmiting on a Mans Thigh, a being Aſham'dAshamed and Confounded by bearing the Reproach of our ways; a loathing our ſelves, an …
With rule
… Grieving, and Shaming a Mans ſelf; a ſmiting on a Mans Thigh, a being Aſham'dAshamed and Confounded by bearing the Reproach of our ways; a loathing our ſelves, an …
Thomas Beverley · Evangelical Repentance Unto Salvation · p. 61 · Open in the reader

An Exposition of Hosea 8-10 A30574

Printed
… ſhould be aſhamed of their Counſels, and what that Counſel was I told you. Aſham'dAshamed of our Counſel, we hope not, we ſhall maintain it, our King is for …
With rule
… ſhould be aſhamed of their Counſels, and what that Counſel was I told you. Aſham'dAshamed of our Counſel, we hope not, we ſhall maintain it, our King is for …
Jeremiah Burroughs · An Exposition of Hosea 8-10 · p. 402 · Open in the reader

The Banqueting House A47401

Printed
Asham'dAshamed; for if we are,
With rule
Asham'dAshamed; for if we are,
Benjamin Keach · The Banqueting House · p. 61 · Open in the reader

Spiritual Melody A47611

Printed
Aſham'dAshamed; for if we are,
With rule
Aſham'dAshamed; for if we are,
Benjamin Keach · Spiritual Melody · p. 61 · Open in the reader

Poems A50938

Printed
Aſham'dAshamed and troubl'd let them be,
With rule
Aſham'dAshamed and troubl'd let them be,
John Milton · Poems · p. 153 · Open in the reader

Davids Harp Strung and Tuned A52303

Printed
… publick, their words and geſtures are not concealed, they ſpeak out what they pleaſe; Aſham'dAshamed I am for the voyce of him that reproacheth and blaſphemeth, for the enemy …
With rule
… publick, their words and geſtures are not concealed, they ſpeak out what they pleaſe; Aſham'dAshamed I am for the voyce of him that reproacheth and blaſphemeth, for the enemy …
William Nicholson · Davids Harp Strung and Tuned · p. 113 · Open in the reader

The Prophetical History of the Reformation A69569

Printed
… and shaming its Defiled State into Repentance, and a fuller Reformation; as Persons are Asham'dAshamed of Defiled Garments, or walking naked; and so obtains of Christ to be Cloathed …
With rule
… and shaming its Defiled State into Repentance, and a fuller Reformation; as Persons are Asham'dAshamed of Defiled Garments, or walking naked; and so obtains of Christ to be Cloathed …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 77 · Open in the reader

The Infancy of the World A76717

Printed
Asham'dAshamed we are, of this our …akedness,
With rule
Asham'dAshamed we are, of this our …akedness,
Nicolas Billingsley · The Infancy of the World · p. 63 · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Apostles Creed B27417

Printed
Asham'dAshamed I am to insist longer upon this; it were to upbraid you with your …
With rule
Asham'dAshamed I am to insist longer upon this; it were to upbraid you with your …
William Nicholson · Exposition of the Apostles Creed · p. 136 · Open in the reader