Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9515 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

conceiv'dconceived

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

Puritas changed it: 484 times in 222 works
Consistency: 95.4% (484 of 507)
Reach if approved: ~533 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: conceived
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 507 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (484 changes in 222 works, 95.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 484)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… c. And shall spread them before the Sun and Moon, &c. This is rather conceiv'dconceived to be an act of Covetousness, than Cruelty. They shall ransack their Graves for …
With rule
… c. And shall spread them before the Sun and Moon, &c. This is rather conceiv'dconceived to be an act of Covetousness, than Cruelty. They shall ransack their Graves for …
John Flavel · The Fountain of Life · p. 517 · Open in the reader
Printed
Lust in strange nests this Cuckoe egge conceiv'dconceived;
With rule
Lust in strange nests this Cuckoe egge conceiv'dconceived;
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 90 · Open in the reader
Printed
Not to be conceiv'dconceived before
With rule
Not to be conceiv'dconceived before
Edward Buckler · A Buckler Against the Fear of Death · Open in the reader
Printed
… dye for his Father's Enemies and his own? Unparallel'd Love! only to be fully conceiv'dconceived by an infinite Understanding. That the Divine Father should seem to love us more …
With rule
… dye for his Father's Enemies and his own? Unparallel'd Love! only to be fully conceiv'dconceived by an infinite Understanding. That the Divine Father should seem to love us more …
William Bates · The Divinity of the Christian Religion · p. 209 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that Eye hath very ſcarcely ſeen, or ear heard, or the heart of Man conceiv'dconceived of. All hath been, as when a Melting Fire Burneth, and things of themſelves …
With rule
… that Eye hath very ſcarcely ſeen, or ear heard, or the heart of Man conceiv'dconceived of. All hath been, as when a Melting Fire Burneth, and things of themſelves …
Thomas Beverley · The Late Great Revolution in this Nation · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
2. Caveat. The Saints desires of Death are alwayes conceiv'dconceived with a limitation of submission to Gods will, and appointment. In this case, S …
With rule
2. Caveat. The Saints desires of Death are alwayes conceiv'dconceived with a limitation of submission to Gods will, and appointment. In this case, S …
Ralph Brownrig · Twenty-Five Sermons · p. 431 · Open in the reader
Printed
… unreaſonable, in ſaying that in carrying off their thoughts from this corporeal Exiſtence, they conceiv'dconceived it preſent under a very confuſed notion; for 'tis a uſual thing with perſons …
With rule
… unreaſonable, in ſaying that in carrying off their thoughts from this corporeal Exiſtence, they conceiv'dconceived it preſent under a very confuſed notion; for 'tis a uſual thing with perſons …
Jean Claude · The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages · p. 149 · Open in the reader
Printed
… were conceiv'dconceived in sin; that is, they sinn'd in that action; so we were conceiv'dconceived in sinne; in their sin. And in our selves, we were submitted to sin …
With rule
… were conceiv'dconceived in sin; that is, they sinn'd in that action; so we were conceiv'dconceived in sinne; in their sin. And in our selves, we were submitted to sin …
John Donne · Fifty Sermons · p. 156 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (23)

13 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 10 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Practical Discourse of Gods Sovereignty A33748

Printed
… that continually; Every Man is brutiſh, and altogether filthy: and this in their Root; Conceiv'dConceived in ſin; Go aſtray from the womb, &c. It alſo grows up with them …
With rule
… that continually; Every Man is brutiſh, and altogether filthy: and this in their Root; Conceiv'dConceived in ſin; Go aſtray from the womb, &c. It alſo grows up with them …
Elisha Coles · A Practical Discourse of Gods Sovereignty · p. 156 · Open in the reader

The Practical Believer A47309

Printed
… to be worshipped. What we learn from his being our Lord. Of Christ's being Conceiv'dConceived of the Holy Ghost, and Born of a Virgin. He was truly Man. And …
With rule
… to be worshipped. What we learn from his being our Lord. Of Christ's being Conceiv'dConceived of the Holy Ghost, and Born of a Virgin. He was truly Man. And …
John Kettlewell · The Practical Believer · Open in the reader
Printed
… to be worshipped. What we learn from his being our Lord. Of Christ's being Conceiv'dConceived of the Holy Ghost, and Born of a Virgin. He was truly Man. And …
With rule
… to be worshipped. What we learn from his being our Lord. Of Christ's being Conceiv'dConceived of the Holy Ghost, and Born of a Virgin. He was truly Man. And …
John Kettlewell · The Practical Believer · p. 1 · Open in the reader

Paradise Regained A50931

Printed
Conceiv'dConceived in me a Virgin, he fore-told
With rule
Conceiv'dConceived in me a Virgin, he fore-told
John Milton · Paradise Regained · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
Conceiv'dConceived, agreeable to a Fathers love,
With rule
Conceiv'dConceived, agreeable to a Fathers love,
John Milton · Paradise Regained · p. 88 · Open in the reader

Latin Epigrams Englished A53744

Printed
Conceiv'dConceived at Nazareth, at Beth'lem born:
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Conceiv'dConceived at Nazareth, at Beth'lem born:
John Owen · Latin Epigrams Englished · p. 54 · Open in the reader

A Body of Practical Divinity A65285

Printed
… of the heart to God. Neh. 2.4. So I prayed to the God of Heaven. 4. Conceiv'dConceived Prayer; when we pray for those things which God puts into our heart. Rom …
With rule
… of the heart to God. Neh. 2.4. So I prayed to the God of Heaven. 4. Conceiv'dConceived Prayer; when we pray for those things which God puts into our heart. Rom …
Thomas Watson · A Body of Practical Divinity · p. 421 · Open in the reader

A Considering Glass A66781

Printed
Conceiv'dConceived againſt thoſe perſons who acquir'd
With rule
Conceiv'dConceived againſt thoſe perſons who acquir'd
George Wither · A Considering Glass · p. 70 · Open in the reader

An Epistle at Random in Prose and Meter A96748

Printed
Conceiv'dConceived, ſince their additional-probation;
With rule
Conceiv'dConceived, ſince their additional-probation;
George Wither · An Epistle at Random in Prose and Meter · p. 23 · Open in the reader

The Virgin Mary Misrepresented by the Roman Church B04950

Printed
Conceiv'dConceived, an Ever-Virgin to remain.
With rule
Conceiv'dConceived, an Ever-Virgin to remain.
Simon Patrick · The Virgin Mary Misrepresented by the Roman Church · p. 48 · Open in the reader
Printed
Conceiv'dConceived without all Spot, the Seas bright Star.
With rule
Conceiv'dConceived without all Spot, the Seas bright Star.
Simon Patrick · The Virgin Mary Misrepresented by the Roman Church · p. 48 · Open in the reader
Printed
When firſt Gods Mother was Conceiv'dConceived, began
With rule
When firſt Gods Mother was Conceiv'dConceived, began
Simon Patrick · The Virgin Mary Misrepresented by the Roman Church · p. 48 · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Apostles Creed B27417

Printed
1. The framing of the manhood, Conceiv'dConceived.
With rule
1. The framing of the manhood, Conceiv'dConceived.
William Nicholson · Exposition of the Apostles Creed · p. 193 · Open in the reader