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Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9593 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

heav'nsheavens

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

Puritas changed it
514 times in 97 works
Consistency
98.6% (514 of 521)
Reach if approved
~547 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Disagrees: heavens'
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
521 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (514 changes in 97 works, 98.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 514)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    Enter Heav'nsHeavens Pallace: where we may recount
    With rule
    Enter Heav'nsHeavens Pallace: where we may recount

    Simon Ford · A Christians Acquiescence in Divine Providence · p. 192 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Mourn, mourn, O Heav'nsHeavens; and thou, O Earth bewail;
    With rule
    Mourn, mourn, O Heav'nsHeavens; and thou, O Earth bewail;

    Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress 2 · p. 15 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … blessed be he, and ever glorifi'd that from his high watch-Tower in the Heav'nsHeavens discerning the crooked wayes of perverse, and cruell men, hath hitherto maim'd, and insatuated …
    With rule
    … blessed be he, and ever glorifi'd that from his high watch-Tower in the Heav'nsHeavens discerning the crooked wayes of perverse, and cruell men, hath hitherto maim'd, and insatuated …

    John Milton · Of Reformation Touching Church Discipline · p. 68 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    Heav'nsHeavens-broad-backt Porter Atlas ſtrength excel,
    With rule
    Heav'nsHeavens-broad-backt Porter Atlas ſtrength excel,

    Samuel Fairclough Jr · Suffolks Tears · p. 51 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    Yet with heav'nsheavens starres in this too neare agreeing;
    With rule
    Yet with heav'nsheavens starres in this too neare agreeing;

    Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 142 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    The Heav'n of Heav'nsHeavens ſhines in his face,
    With rule
    The Heav'n of Heav'nsHeavens ſhines in his face,

    John Batchiler · The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich · p. 114 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    Heav'nsHeavens a rich Cabinet, where God reconds
    With rule
    Heav'nsHeavens a rich Cabinet, where God reconds

    Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 84 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    Or from his mouth by heav'nsheavens inſpired men,
    With rule
    Or from his mouth by heav'nsheavens inſpired men,

    Edward Calver · Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed · p. 76 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

7 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich A26760

  • Printed
    SUSANNAH PERWICHE, Anagram III. AH! IC HEAV'NSHEAVENS PURE SUN.
    With rule
    SUSANNAH PERWICHE, Anagram III. AH! IC HEAV'NSHEAVENS PURE SUN.

    John Batchiler · The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich · p. 111 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Bright HEAV'NSHEAVENS PURE SUN in'ts glorious Noon.
    With rule
    Bright HEAV'NSHEAVENS PURE SUN in'ts glorious Noon.

    John Batchiler · The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich · p. 111 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Where HEAV'NSHEAVENS PURE SUN with glittering rayes
    With rule
    Where HEAV'NSHEAVENS PURE SUN with glittering rayes

    John Batchiler · The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Bright HEAV'NSHEAVENS PURE SUN eternally.
    With rule
    Bright HEAV'NSHEAVENS PURE SUN eternally.

    John Batchiler · The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Divine Raptures A28161

  • Printed
    HEav'nsHeavens Cauſey is ſtrewd with rough flinty ſtones,
    With rule
    HEav'nsHeavens Cauſey is ſtrewd with rough flinty ſtones,

    Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 94 · Open in the reader

The Banqueting House A47401

  • Printed
    HEav'nsHeavens glorious Embassador
    With rule
    HEav'nsHeavens glorious Embassador

    Benjamin Keach · The Banqueting House · p. 103 · Open in the reader

Spiritual Melody A47611

  • Printed
    HEav'nsHeavens glorious Embaſſador
    With rule
    HEav'nsHeavens glorious Embaſſador

    Benjamin Keach · Spiritual Melody · p. 103 · Open in the reader