Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9524 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

mov'dmoved

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

Puritas changed it: 610 times in 296 works
Consistency: 96.3% (610 of 633)
Reach if approved: ~665 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: moved
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 633 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (610 changes in 296 works, 96.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 610)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
me mov'dmoved to jealousie,
With rule
me mov'dmoved to jealousie,
Zacharie Boyd · The Songs of the Old and New Testament in Meter · Open in the reader
Printed
Theſe were the preſſures which ſo mov'dmoved my mind,
With rule
Theſe were the preſſures which ſo mov'dmoved my mind,
Jacob Cats · Self-Conflict · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
Wonder and Pity both were mov'dmoved in those
With rule
Wonder and Pity both were mov'dmoved in those
Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 184 · Open in the reader
Printed
She drew, and mov'dmoved them,
With rule
She drew, and mov'dmoved them,
Samuel Ward · The Wonders of the Lodestone · p. 260 · Open in the reader
Printed
… And vvhen vve had roll'd thus through every form of Government, addrest to each, mov'dmoved every stone, and rais'd each stone to the top of the Mount, but every …
With rule
… And vvhen vve had roll'd thus through every form of Government, addrest to each, mov'dmoved every stone, and rais'd each stone to the top of the Mount, but every …
Richard Allestree · Eighteen Sermons · p. 308 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Henry bore it with his usual evenness and serenity of mind, not at all mov'dmoved or disturb'd by it. He did not boast of his Sufferings, or make any …
With rule
… Henry bore it with his usual evenness and serenity of mind, not at all mov'dmoved or disturb'd by it. He did not boast of his Sufferings, or make any …
Matthew Henry · Life and Death of Philip Henry · p. 150 · Open in the reader
Printed
… was ſuch a continual immediate Energy or Efficacy of the Holy Spirit, that Truth mov'dmoved every way, like Lightning, and both by its direct and ſtraight forward Motion in …
With rule
… was ſuch a continual immediate Energy or Efficacy of the Holy Spirit, that Truth mov'dmoved every way, like Lightning, and both by its direct and ſtraight forward Motion in …
Thomas Beverley · A Catholic Catechism · p. 55 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Imperial Purple and Diadems, as particularly Diocleſian the Arch-Perſecutor, and Maximian with him; mov'dmoved not ſo much by any thing as by a divine Terror, by the Fear …
With rule
… Imperial Purple and Diadems, as particularly Diocleſian the Arch-Perſecutor, and Maximian with him; mov'dmoved not ſo much by any thing as by a divine Terror, by the Fear …
Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · p. 87 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (23)

15 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 8 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
(Mov'dMoved by their owne ambition) to be plac'd
With rule
(Mov'dMoved by their owne ambition) to be plac'd
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · p. 231 · Open in the reader

A Buckler Against the Fear of Death A17129

Printed
Mov'dMoved to the grave-ward with the greatest speed,
With rule
Mov'dMoved to the grave-ward with the greatest speed,
Edward Buckler · A Buckler Against the Fear of Death · Open in the reader

Upon the Late Lamentable Fire in London A23820

Printed
Mov'dMoved by thy Father Adam's will,
With rule
Mov'dMoved by thy Father Adam's will,
John Allison · Upon the Late Lamentable Fire in London · p. 2 · Open in the reader

The History of Joseph A35338

Printed
Mov'dMoved by our monſtrous ſins hath ſtrongly ſeel'd
With rule
Mov'dMoved by our monſtrous ſins hath ſtrongly ſeel'd
Daniel Cudmore · The History of Joseph · p. 36 · Open in the reader

Englands Passing-Bell A42738

Printed
Mov'dMoved in their Politick Circungyrations,
With rule
Mov'dMoved in their Politick Circungyrations,
Thomas Gilbert · Englands Passing-Bell · p. 9 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Mov'dMoved our Grand Parents in that happy State,
With rule
Mov'dMoved our Grand Parents in that happy State,
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
Mov'dMoved on in silence to soft Pipes that charm'd
With rule
Mov'dMoved on in silence to soft Pipes that charm'd
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
Mov'dMoved on, with difficulty and labour hee;
With rule
Mov'dMoved on, with difficulty and labour hee;
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
Mov'dMoved the Creator in his holy Rest
With rule
Mov'dMoved the Creator in his holy Rest
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
Mov'dMoved contrarie with thwart obliquities,
With rule
Mov'dMoved contrarie with thwart obliquities,
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

Improvement of Imprisonment A66756

Printed
Mov'dMoved by their own Heroick inclination:
With rule
Mov'dMoved by their own Heroick inclination:
George Wither · Improvement of Imprisonment · p. 69 · Open in the reader

Poems A69225

Printed
Mov'dMoved with a reverentiall anger, thus,
With rule
Mov'dMoved with a reverentiall anger, thus,
John Donne · Poems · p. 148 · Open in the reader
Printed
Mov'dMoved from this mortall Spheare to lively bliſſe;
With rule
Mov'dMoved from this mortall Spheare to lively bliſſe;
John Donne · Poems · p. 257 · Open in the reader

A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come A76490

Printed
… Comet in the Heavens, great Eclipſes, ſtrange Inundations, Earth quakes; we are Alarm'd, and Mov'dMoved, and are ready to look for ſome extraordinary Things coming upon the Earth; And …
With rule
… Comet in the Heavens, great Eclipſes, ſtrange Inundations, Earth quakes; we are Alarm'd, and Mov'dMoved, and are ready to look for ſome extraordinary Things coming upon the Earth; And …
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 19 · Open in the reader

Midnights Meditations of Death A77759

Printed
Mov'dMoved to the grave-ward with the greateſt ſpeed,
With rule
Mov'dMoved to the grave-ward with the greateſt ſpeed,
Edward Buckler · Midnights Meditations of Death · Open in the reader