Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9586 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

charm'dcharmed

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

Puritas changed it: 81 times in 59 works
Consistency: 88.0% (81 of 92)
Reach if approved: ~97 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: charmed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 92 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (81 changes in 59 works, 88.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 81)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… them, to apply vnto vs Chriſts ſatisfaction. But theſe meale-mouth'd Diuines were ſoone charm'dcharmed; foure ſeuerall Popes (as their Cardinall confeſſeth) fell vpon the necke of them, & their …
With rule
… them, to apply vnto vs Chriſts ſatisfaction. But theſe meale-mouth'd Diuines were ſoone charm'dcharmed; foure ſeuerall Popes (as their Cardinall confeſſeth) fell vpon the necke of them, & their …
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 433 · Open in the reader
Printed
Heav'n charm's more wiſely, th' Ears are charm'dcharmed agen.
With rule
Heav'n charm's more wiſely, th' Ears are charm'dcharmed agen.
Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 179 · Open in the reader
Printed
… which was about the Time ſhe entred her nineteenth Year) I was ſurpriz'd and charm'dcharmed to find her ſo accompliſh'd. I found her in a good meaſure Miſtreſs of …
With rule
… which was about the Time ſhe entred her nineteenth Year) I was ſurpriz'd and charm'dcharmed to find her ſo accompliſh'd. I found her in a good meaſure Miſtreſs of …
Benjamin Colman · The Fathers Tears over his Daughters Remains · p. 79 · Open in the reader
Printed
… one of their Extreams; for at other times they are ravish'd with his Love, charm'dcharmed and captivated with his Beauty, refresht and ravisht with his Comforts, &c. It is …
With rule
… one of their Extreams; for at other times they are ravish'd with his Love, charm'dcharmed and captivated with his Beauty, refresht and ravisht with his Comforts, &c. It is …
Vincent Alsop · Opposition to Errors of William Sherlock · p. 348 · Open in the reader
Printed
… my Wages ten times; so may the Worldlings say, whose Hopes have been often charm'dcharmed with the specious Promises of the World, and deluded in the end. Dear bought …
With rule
… my Wages ten times; so may the Worldlings say, whose Hopes have been often charm'dcharmed with the specious Promises of the World, and deluded in the end. Dear bought …
William Bates · The Way to the Highest Honor · p. 116 · Open in the reader
Printed
… with, whilst I have none to do my self good? Will my Iudge be charm'dcharmed with a rhetorical tongue? Things will not be carried in that world, as they …
With rule
… with, whilst I have none to do my self good? Will my Iudge be charm'dcharmed with a rhetorical tongue? Things will not be carried in that world, as they …
John Flavel · Husbandry Spiritualized · p. 177 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſtingings of Conſcience. That's a fiery Serpent, a deaf Adder, that will not be charm'dcharmed by all the alluring pleaſures of the world. Theſe are vain and impertinent to …
With rule
… ſtingings of Conſcience. That's a fiery Serpent, a deaf Adder, that will not be charm'dcharmed by all the alluring pleaſures of the world. Theſe are vain and impertinent to …
Ezekiel Hopkins · The Vanity of the World · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and not easily unhinged there; he is Fixed in his Will, and not easily charm'dcharmed or drawn from his well-chosen Objects. In respect of God and the things …
With rule
… and not easily unhinged there; he is Fixed in his Will, and not easily charm'dcharmed or drawn from his well-chosen Objects. In respect of God and the things …
Richard Steele · Concerning Old Age · p. 106 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 9 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… and he ſhall not fail. After he had parted from the King, ſo deeply Charm'dCharmed to beſtir his Wits in this Negotiation, he was as Active as one could …
With rule
… and he ſhall not fail. After he had parted from the King, ſo deeply Charm'dCharmed to beſtir his Wits in this Negotiation, he was as Active as one could …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 117 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Charm'dCharmed with Arcadian Pipe, the Pastoral Reed
With rule
Charm'dCharmed with Arcadian Pipe, the Pastoral Reed
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader