Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9726 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

ravish'dravished

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

Puritas changed it: 174 times in 118 works
Consistency: 89.2% (174 of 195)
Reach if approved: ~205 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: ravished
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 195 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (174 changes in 118 works, 89.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 174)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… in the matter of Uriah, what troubles were there in his house, his daughter ravish'dravished, Amnon slain in his drunkenness, Absolom driveth him from his Palace Royal, and then …
With rule
… in the matter of Uriah, what troubles were there in his house, his daughter ravish'dravished, Amnon slain in his drunkenness, Absolom driveth him from his Palace Royal, and then …
Thomas Manton · Sermons on Psalm 119 · p. 739 · Open in the reader
Printed
Come Strangers which ſo raviſh'dravished were
With rule
Come Strangers which ſo raviſh'dravished were
John Batchiler · The Virgins Pattern in the Life and Death of Susanna Perwich · Open in the reader
Printed
… many dear titles, and is well pleased in his own Goodness to them, and ravish'dravished with the Reflex of his own Excellencies shining in them. As the Bridegroom rejoyces …
With rule
… many dear titles, and is well pleased in his own Goodness to them, and ravish'dravished with the Reflex of his own Excellencies shining in them. As the Bridegroom rejoyces …
William Bates · The Sovereign and Final Happiness of Man with Means to Obtain it · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
HOw are the Angels raviſh'dravished with delight,
With rule
HOw are the Angels raviſh'dravished with delight,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 101 · Open in the reader
Printed
… em, their reply was, Neſcio literas. He afterwards repreſents the violence of thoſe that raviſh'dravished the goods of the Church, perſecuted, and put to death the Prieſts, forcibly took …
With rule
… em, their reply was, Neſcio literas. He afterwards repreſents the violence of thoſe that raviſh'dravished the goods of the Church, perſecuted, and put to death the Prieſts, forcibly took …
Jean Claude · The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages · p. 178 · Open in the reader
Printed
How will the ravish'dravished Souls transported be
With rule
How will the ravish'dravished Souls transported be
John Flavel · Navigation Spiritualized · p. 116 · Open in the reader
Printed
… then we ſhall, not ſo as to comprehend him, but ſo as to be raviſh'dravished and for ever tranſported with his Eſſential Perfections. The Light of a Candle as …
With rule
… then we ſhall, not ſo as to comprehend him, but ſo as to be raviſh'dravished and for ever tranſported with his Eſſential Perfections. The Light of a Candle as …
Thomas Gregory · Discourses Upon Several Divine Subjects · p. 181 · Open in the reader
Printed
And ravish'dravished be eternally
With rule
And ravish'dravished be eternally
Benjamin Keach · The Banqueting House · p. 339 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (21)

13 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 11 are listed here. 8 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

An Exposition of the Song of Songs A27602

Printed
But I, my Love, am Raviſh'dRavished with the change
With rule
But I, my Love, am Raviſh'dRavished with the change
Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · p. 9 · Open in the reader
Printed
From thence in State: My Raviſh'dRavished Thoughts ruſh on
With rule
From thence in State: My Raviſh'dRavished Thoughts ruſh on
Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · p. 61 · Open in the reader

The Holy Arbor A42920

Printed
Raviſh'dRavished, let me from whence thou cam'ſt, aspire.
With rule
Raviſh'dRavished, let me from whence thou cam'ſt, aspire.
John Godolphin · The Holy Arbor · p. 215 · Open in the reader

A Feast of Fat Things Full of Marrow A47500

Printed
7 Then Ravish'dRavished with thy Sacred Love,
With rule
7 Then Ravish'dRavished with thy Sacred Love,
Benjamin Keach · A Feast of Fat Things Full of Marrow · p. 60 · Open in the reader

Spiritual Songs A47612

Printed
Then Raviſh'dRavished with thy Sacred Love,
With rule
Then Raviſh'dRavished with thy Sacred Love,
Benjamin Keach · Spiritual Songs · p. 60 · Open in the reader

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

Printed
… the Hands of two Kings, Pharaoh, Gen. 12. and Abimelech, Gen. 20. both which might have Raviſh'dRavished her, and made her Diſloyal to her Husband, yet God mofſ Graciouſly prevented it …
With rule
… the Hands of two Kings, Pharaoh, Gen. 12. and Abimelech, Gen. 20. both which might have Raviſh'dRavished her, and made her Diſloyal to her Husband, yet God mofſ Graciouſly prevented it …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 161 · Open in the reader
Printed
… put an end to this Everlaſting Covenant? And, (2.) Raviſh us alſo, ſeeing David was Raviſh'dRavished with Covenant Mercy, made known to him only for a great while to come …
With rule
… put an end to this Everlaſting Covenant? And, (2.) Raviſh us alſo, ſeeing David was Raviſh'dRavished with Covenant Mercy, made known to him only for a great while to come …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 205 · Open in the reader
Printed
… which when he refuſed, ſhe accuſed him to her Husband that he would have Raviſh'dRavished her: This he believing (as Potiphar did here) ſent him with Letters to Jobates …
With rule
… which when he refuſed, ſhe accuſed him to her Husband that he would have Raviſh'dRavished her: This he believing (as Potiphar did here) ſent him with Letters to Jobates …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 380 · Open in the reader
Printed
N. B. There is certainly an Holy Inebriation, when a Soul is plainly Raviſh'dRavished with the Love of Chriſt, (who bids his Friends drink, yea, drink abundantly, Cant …
With rule
N. B. There is certainly an Holy Inebriation, when a Soul is plainly Raviſh'dRavished with the Love of Chriſt, (who bids his Friends drink, yea, drink abundantly, Cant …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 165 · Open in the reader
Printed
… bearing, as was required, Levit. 12.6. much leſs their Virgin-Daughters, leſt they ſhould be Raviſh'dRavished by thoſe Lecherous Lurdans.
With rule
… bearing, as was required, Levit. 12.6. much leſs their Virgin-Daughters, leſt they ſhould be Raviſh'dRavished by thoſe Lecherous Lurdans.
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 220 · Open in the reader

The Foreigners Part 1 A63962

Printed
Ravish'dRavished their Daughters, and debauch'd their Wives;
With rule
Ravish'dRavished their Daughters, and debauch'd their Wives;
John Tutchin · The Foreigners Part 1 · p. 3 · Open in the reader