Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9554 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

enjoy'denjoyed

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

Puritas changed it: 509 times in 299 works
Consistency: 93.3% (509 of 545)
Reach if approved: ~573 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: enjoyed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 545 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (509 changes in 299 works, 93.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 509)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
Thou hadst enjoy'denjoyed thy house, and we,
With rule
Thou hadst enjoy'denjoyed thy house, and we,
Thomas Fuller · The Appeal of Injured Innocence · p. 51 · Open in the reader
Printed
… was valuable onely by him that payd and received it, by us to be enjoy'denjoyed and ador'd, by God onely to be measured. Neither could it stand with the …
With rule
… was valuable onely by him that payd and received it, by us to be enjoy'denjoyed and ador'd, by God onely to be measured. Neither could it stand with the …
Edward Reynolds · Meditations on the Lords Supper · p. 90 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in himself, yet as if he had wanted of his compleat felicity, whilst he enjoy'denjoyed it alone, was pleased rather to create, then want objects of his goodness: And …
With rule
… in himself, yet as if he had wanted of his compleat felicity, whilst he enjoy'denjoyed it alone, was pleased rather to create, then want objects of his goodness: And …
Richard Allestree · The Gentlemans Calling · p. 115 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Kings; and the highest Principality on Earth, is but servitude compar'd with the Royalty enjoy'denjoyed by the Saints above: For how often are the mightiest Monarchs on Earth in …
With rule
… Kings; and the highest Principality on Earth, is but servitude compar'd with the Royalty enjoy'denjoyed by the Saints above: For how often are the mightiest Monarchs on Earth in …
William Bates · The Blessed Place and State of the Saints Above · p. 37 · Open in the reader
Printed
Was in his happy reiga enjoy'denjoyed; yet while
With rule
Was in his happy reiga enjoy'denjoyed; yet while
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 154 · Open in the reader
Printed
… giving him another Birth, more Noble and Great than the most losty Unbeliever ever enjoy'denjoyed; here we may say foreign, he was born from above; born (I say) not of …
With rule
… giving him another Birth, more Noble and Great than the most losty Unbeliever ever enjoy'denjoyed; here we may say foreign, he was born from above; born (I say) not of …
Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 106 · Open in the reader
Printed
I. That there is Eternal Blessedness to be enjoy'denjoyed in the World to come.
With rule
I. That there is Eternal Blessedness to be enjoy'denjoyed in the World to come.
Edward Dent · Everlasting Blessedness · Open in the reader
Printed
… and the Love of God; and Assures you, that whatever temporal Mercy you ever enjoy'denjoyed in, and by vertue of the Covenant, shall be restored to you again with …
With rule
… and the Love of God; and Assures you, that whatever temporal Mercy you ever enjoy'denjoyed in, and by vertue of the Covenant, shall be restored to you again with …
John Flavel · The Balm of the Covenant · p. 72 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (36)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 25 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Catholic Catechism A27586

Printed
… Publick Glory, Life and Happineſs, the Univerſe of his Holy Creation, is Praiſed, Glorified, Enjoy'dEnjoyed, and admired in them, and by them, to Eternity.
With rule
… Publick Glory, Life and Happineſs, the Univerſe of his Holy Creation, is Praiſed, Glorified, Enjoy'dEnjoyed, and admired in them, and by them, to Eternity.
Thomas Beverley · A Catholic Catechism · p. 6 · Open in the reader

The Principle of Protestant Truth and Peace A27637

Printed
… Publick Glory, Life and Happineſs, the Univerſe of his Holy Creation, is Praiſed, Glorified, Enjoy'dEnjoyed, and admired in them, and by them, to Eternity.
With rule
… Publick Glory, Life and Happineſs, the Univerſe of his Holy Creation, is Praiſed, Glorified, Enjoy'dEnjoyed, and admired in them, and by them, to Eternity.
Thomas Beverley · The Principle of Protestant Truth and Peace · p. 6 · Open in the reader

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Enjoy'dEnjoyed at home: ſo having made his will,
With rule
Enjoy'dEnjoyed at home: ſo having made his will,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 163 · Open in the reader

The Life and Death of John Eliot A50138

Printed
… famous Homer's; but whatever Places may challenge a share in the Reputation of having Enjoy'dEnjoyed the first Breath of our Eliot, it is New-England that with most right …
With rule
… famous Homer's; but whatever Places may challenge a share in the Reputation of having Enjoy'dEnjoyed the first Breath of our Eliot, it is New-England that with most right …
Cotton Mather · The Life and Death of John Eliot · p. 5 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Enjoy'dEnjoyed by us excites his envie more;
With rule
Enjoy'dEnjoyed by us excites his envie more;
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… is, As Iſaac met Rebekah (when ſhe came to him) took her to Wife, Enjoy'dEnjoyed her with great Joy, and Rejoic'd with her all their days, Gen. 24.63, to 67. So …
With rule
… is, As Iſaac met Rebekah (when ſhe came to him) took her to Wife, Enjoy'dEnjoyed her with great Joy, and Rejoic'd with her all their days, Gen. 24.63, to 67. So …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 150 · Open in the reader

Poems on Several Occasions A63969

Printed
Enjoy'dEnjoyed one lasting Scene of Mirth and Bliss:
With rule
Enjoy'dEnjoyed one lasting Scene of Mirth and Bliss:
John Tutchin · Poems on Several Occasions · p. 93 · Open in the reader

The Dark Lantern A96745

Printed
Enjoy'dEnjoyed the promis'd rest, but two alone.
With rule
Enjoy'dEnjoyed the promis'd rest, but two alone.
George Wither · The Dark Lantern · p. 49 · Open in the reader

The Bostonian Ebenezer B09511

Printed
… not come e're …ong upon this Glory! The Diſpenſations …f the Goſpel were never Enjoy'dEnjoyed by any Town, with more Liberty and Purity, for …o long a while together …
With rule
… not come e're …ong upon this Glory! The Diſpenſations …f the Goſpel were never Enjoy'dEnjoyed by any Town, with more Liberty and Purity, for …o long a while together …
Cotton Mather · The Bostonian Ebenezer · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… This. Let us make ſure of an Houſe Eternal in the Heavens, to be Enjoy'dEnjoyed by us, when our Earthly Tabernacles can be no more uſeful to us. If …
With rule
… This. Let us make ſure of an Houſe Eternal in the Heavens, to be Enjoy'dEnjoyed by us, when our Earthly Tabernacles can be no more uſeful to us. If …
Cotton Mather · The Bostonian Ebenezer · p. 75 · Open in the reader

God All in All B17696

Printed
… the Created Humane Nature of Christ, shall be more Highly, more Perfectly, and Fully Enjoy'dEnjoyed in God All in All; All Oeconomies shall be drawn up into the Kingdom …
With rule
… the Created Humane Nature of Christ, shall be more Highly, more Perfectly, and Fully Enjoy'dEnjoyed in God All in All; All Oeconomies shall be drawn up into the Kingdom …
Thomas Beverley · God All in All · p. 29 · Open in the reader