Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9627 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

curs'dcursed

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

Puritas changed it: 105 times in 74 works
Consistency: 80.7% (105 of 130)
Reach if approved: ~137 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: cursed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 130 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (105 changes in 74 works, 80.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 105)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… which yet in feeling muſt be endured, and not reckon himſelf as curſed as curs'dcursed can be? This I was told, for want of Love to Chriſt, would be …
With rule
… which yet in feeling muſt be endured, and not reckon himſelf as curſed as curs'dcursed can be? This I was told, for want of Love to Chriſt, would be …
Thomas Doolittle · Love to Christ · p. 62 · Open in the reader
Printed
Since which curs'dcursed Fate, the Twylight he has left
With rule
Since which curs'dcursed Fate, the Twylight he has left
John Godolphin · The Holy Arbor · p. 222 · Open in the reader
Printed
Nor her curs'dcursed Edicts and baſe pranks allow.
With rule
Nor her curs'dcursed Edicts and baſe pranks allow.
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 92 · Open in the reader
Printed
… admire and court him, that whomſoever he bleſt, ſhould be bleſſed, and whomſoever he curs'dcursed, ſhould be curſed, v. 6. The Kings of the Earth look'd upon him, like as …
With rule
… admire and court him, that whomſoever he bleſt, ſhould be bleſſed, and whomſoever he curs'dcursed, ſhould be curſed, v. 6. The Kings of the Earth look'd upon him, like as …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 83 · Open in the reader
Printed
… one (whose unchangeable divine and creature-riches, Paul preached, Eph. 3. 8.) that's not to be curs'dcursed in thy Bed-chamber, in the inmost thought of thy heart, hid under self …
With rule
… one (whose unchangeable divine and creature-riches, Paul preached, Eph. 3. 8.) that's not to be curs'dcursed in thy Bed-chamber, in the inmost thought of thy heart, hid under self …
George Sikes · Exposition of Ecclesiastes · p. 453 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to the world; that since the Apostacy God never bless'd the Churches, but hath curs'dcursed them and their holy Princes, Isa. 43.28.
With rule
… to the world; that since the Apostacy God never bless'd the Churches, but hath curs'dcursed them and their holy Princes, Isa. 43.28.
William Erbery · The Bishop of London · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
Could ere relate so curs'dcursed a Coniuration.
With rule
Could ere relate so curs'dcursed a Coniuration.
John Vicars · Englands Hallelujah · Open in the reader
Printed
Yet ſeems by nature and by cuſtome curs'dcursed,
With rule
Yet ſeems by nature and by cuſtome curs'dcursed,
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 225 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (25)

17 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.

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Curs'dCursed Lutherane, thou haſt thy God forſook:
With rule
Curs'dCursed Lutherane, thou haſt thy God forſook:
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 97 · Open in the reader

Existence and Attributes of God A32723

Printed
… Creatures were ſubjected to by the Corruption of Mans Nature? Then was the Earth Curs'dCursed, and a black Cloud flung upon the Beauty of the Creation, and the ſtrength …
With rule
… Creatures were ſubjected to by the Corruption of Mans Nature? Then was the Earth Curs'dCursed, and a black Cloud flung upon the Beauty of the Creation, and the ſtrength …
Stephen Charnock · Existence and Attributes of God · p. 608 · Open in the reader

Distressed Zion Relieved A47473

Printed
In three days time; Curs'dCursed Edicts bid them turn,
With rule
In three days time; Curs'dCursed Edicts bid them turn,
Benjamin Keach · Distressed Zion Relieved · p. 134 · Open in the reader

Zion in Distress A47607

Printed
Curs'dCursed Executioners of Rome's Debates,
With rule
Curs'dCursed Executioners of Rome's Debates,
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
In three days time, Curs'dCursed Edicts bid them turn
With rule
In three days time, Curs'dCursed Edicts bid them turn
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 92 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Curs'dCursed is the ground for thy sake, thou in sorrow
With rule
Curs'dCursed is the ground for thy sake, thou in sorrow
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
Curs'dCursed his Creation, Death as … accus'd
With rule
Curs'dCursed his Creation, Death as … accus'd
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

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

Printed
… Daughters Curioſity, & by his Sons Cruelty, but alſo, becauſe the whole Country of the Curs'dCursed Canaanites were ready to riſe upon him and root him (and all his) out …
With rule
… Daughters Curioſity, & by his Sons Cruelty, but alſo, becauſe the whole Country of the Curs'dCursed Canaanites were ready to riſe upon him and root him (and all his) out …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 320 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it well, foreign, Iratus maledixit ei per Deum, the King enraged rail'd upon her, and Curs'dCursed her by God) would now have been a Murderer of this Man, a Man …
With rule
… it well, foreign, Iratus maledixit ei per Deum, the King enraged rail'd upon her, and Curs'dCursed her by God) would now have been a Murderer of this Man, a Man …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 395 · Open in the reader
Printed
… made him their Ruler, Exod. 22.28. Yet they Curſed him by Baal-Berith (as Goliah Curs'dCursed David by his Gods, 1 Sam. 17.43.) and likely call'd upon their Idol to Ratifie their …
With rule
… made him their Ruler, Exod. 22.28. Yet they Curſed him by Baal-Berith (as Goliah Curs'dCursed David by his Gods, 1 Sam. 17.43.) and likely call'd upon their Idol to Ratifie their …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 125 · Open in the reader

A Key to Open the Mystery and Iniquity of a Poem A52813

Printed
More is a Monster, and a Curs'dCursed consignment;
With rule
More is a Monster, and a Curs'dCursed consignment;
Christopher Ness · A Key to Open the Mystery and Iniquity of a Poem · p. 18 · Open in the reader

The Infancy of the World A76717

Printed
Curs'dCursed be the earth, and all her smiling pleasures,
With rule
Curs'dCursed be the earth, and all her smiling pleasures,
Nicolas Billingsley · The Infancy of the World · p. 67 · Open in the reader
Printed
Curs'dCursed for thy sake, b' earth's amiable face,
With rule
Curs'dCursed for thy sake, b' earth's amiable face,
Nicolas Billingsley · The Infancy of the World · p. 67 · Open in the reader

A Prayer-Song A81112

Printed
Curs'dCursed Fox! Hell with thy brains did club,
With rule
Curs'dCursed Fox! Hell with thy brains did club,
Daniel Cudmore · A Prayer-Song · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
Curs'dCursed Olivet! bear, hence, no fruit nor leaf,
With rule
Curs'dCursed Olivet! bear, hence, no fruit nor leaf,
Daniel Cudmore · A Prayer-Song · p. 34 · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

Printed
Curſ'dCursed is that ſonne that ever he was born
With rule
Curſ'dCursed is that ſonne that ever he was born
Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 12 · Open in the reader

The Case of Satans Fiery Darts in Blasphemous Suggestions N04339

Printed
… and Love of GOD and worſhipping before Him, and himſelf caſt from thoſe Felicities. Curs'dCursed in his Rage on this Account, beyond a common damned Ghoſt I may ſuppoſe …
With rule
… and Love of GOD and worſhipping before Him, and himſelf caſt from thoſe Felicities. Curs'dCursed in his Rage on this Account, beyond a common damned Ghoſt I may ſuppoſe …
Benjamin Colman · The Case of Satans Fiery Darts in Blasphemous Suggestions · p. 16 · Open in the reader