Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9742 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

wither'dwithered

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

Puritas changed it: 116 times in 92 works
Consistency: 91.3% (116 of 127)
Reach if approved: ~133 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: withered
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 127 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (116 changes in 92 works, 91.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 116)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… and obedience? when he fed you, have you prosper'd? he got a poor lean wither'dwithered Body, that you might have fat Souls. And are you all fat and well …
With rule
… and obedience? when he fed you, have you prosper'd? he got a poor lean wither'dwithered Body, that you might have fat Souls. And are you all fat and well …
George Newton · Sermon at Funeral of Joseph Aleine · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in his full ſtrength is not ſo likely to dye, as one that is wither'dwithered with Old Age; it ſets Death further off from one whoſe breaſts are full …
With rule
… in his full ſtrength is not ſo likely to dye, as one that is wither'dwithered with Old Age; it ſets Death further off from one whoſe breaſts are full …
Nathanael Ranew · Concerning Death and Heaven · p. 24 · Open in the reader
Printed
… worst daies, wherein love is waxen cold: Mens hearts are frozen, and their hands wither'dwithered up. A great deal of mouthmercy there is, as in S. James his time …
With rule
… worst daies, wherein love is waxen cold: Mens hearts are frozen, and their hands wither'dwithered up. A great deal of mouthmercy there is, as in S. James his time …
John Trapp · Commentary on the Gospels and Acts · p. 170 · Open in the reader
Printed
Old Aarons wither'dwithered Rod, grow freſh and greene;
With rule
Old Aarons wither'dwithered Rod, grow freſh and greene;
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 217 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Great Name, like the Names of the great Ones of the Earth is often wither'dwithered and blemished by Death. We read of those that bear their shame when they …
With rule
… Great Name, like the Names of the great Ones of the Earth is often wither'dwithered and blemished by Death. We read of those that bear their shame when they …
Matthew Henry · Life and Death of Philip Henry · p. 215 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not; yea, I ſought him, but he could not be found. He is ſoon wither'dwithered root and branch, all his pomp and bravery it does quickly end in duſt …
With rule
… not; yea, I ſought him, but he could not be found. He is ſoon wither'dwithered root and branch, all his pomp and bravery it does quickly end in duſt …
Robert Bragge · Life and Death of the Godly Man Exemplified · p. 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it, by smiting them blind. Jeroboam intends to smite the Prophet; Providence interpos'd, and wither'dwithered his arm, 1 Kings 13. 4. Thus you see, when wicked men have contrived, and are ready …
With rule
… it, by smiting them blind. Jeroboam intends to smite the Prophet; Providence interpos'd, and wither'dwithered his arm, 1 Kings 13. 4. Thus you see, when wicked men have contrived, and are ready …
John Flavel · Divine Conduct · p. 97 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Religion may flourish in your hearts and families, in the stead of those dry, wither'dwithered things, worldliness, formality, and strife about trifles. Which will make Torrington an Heph-zibah …
With rule
… Religion may flourish in your hearts and families, in the stead of those dry, wither'dwithered things, worldliness, formality, and strife about trifles. Which will make Torrington an Heph-zibah …
John Howe · Delighting in God · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

4 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 7 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Abuses Stripped and Whipped A15623

Printed
And moues the leafe that's Wither'dWithered long agoe:
With rule
And moues the leafe that's Wither'dWithered long agoe:
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

Printed
The Wither'dWithered-branch did freſhly bloome.
With rule
The Wither'dWithered-branch did freſhly bloome.
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 217 · Open in the reader

The Withered Hand Stretch Forth and Restored N03559

Printed
Dr. Colman's SERMON ON THE Wither'dWithered Hand: May 17. 1739.
With rule
Dr. Colman's SERMON ON THE Wither'dWithered Hand: May 17. 1739.
Benjamin Colman · The Withered Hand Stretch Forth and Restored · Open in the reader
Printed
THE WITHER'DWITHERED HAND ſtretched forth AT THE Command of CHRIST, AND RESTORED. A SERMON Preached at …
With rule
THE WITHER'DWITHERED HAND ſtretched forth AT THE Command of CHRIST, AND RESTORED. A SERMON Preached at …
Benjamin Colman · The Withered Hand Stretch Forth and Restored · Open in the reader