Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9819 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

loath'dloathed

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

Puritas changed it: 67 times in 57 works
Consistency: 97.1% (67 of 69)
Reach if approved: ~72 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: loathed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 69 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (67 changes in 57 works, 97.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 67)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… with this Iſraelitiſh metaphoricall Infant, when none pittyed her, but ſhe was caſt out, loath'dloathed, in a periſhing condition, the Lord himſelfe had compaſſion, and beſtowed choice mercies on …
With rule
… with this Iſraelitiſh metaphoricall Infant, when none pittyed her, but ſhe was caſt out, loath'dloathed, in a periſhing condition, the Lord himſelfe had compaſſion, and beſtowed choice mercies on …
William Greenhill · Exposition of Ezekiel 14-19 · p. 97 · Open in the reader
Printed
Diſgracing both, a loath'dloathed Hermaphrodite.
With rule
Diſgracing both, a loath'dloathed Hermaphrodite.
John Milton · Defense of the People of England · p. x · Open in the reader
Printed
… and endeavour Conformity and Obedience to God, that by Nature and Practice I have loath'dloathed, and deſpis'd. It is a Power above my own muſt work me to this …
With rule
… and endeavour Conformity and Obedience to God, that by Nature and Practice I have loath'dloathed, and deſpis'd. It is a Power above my own muſt work me to this …
John Shower · Heaven and Hell · p. 166 · Open in the reader
Printed
"Yet loath'dloathed those Daintys which his Bowels fed,
With rule
"Yet loath'dloathed those Daintys which his Bowels fed,
John Tutchin · A Search After Honesty · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
Which though we loath'dloathed ſtill, ſtill thou didſt forbear's.
With rule
Which though we loath'dloathed ſtill, ſtill thou didſt forbear's.
Edward Calver · Englands Sad Posture · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Devil is; and how abhorr'd and abominable he ſhould be to us; how loath'dloathed and fear'd and deteſted by us.—What juſt Cauſe does he give us to …
With rule
… the Devil is; and how abhorr'd and abominable he ſhould be to us; how loath'dloathed and fear'd and deteſted by us.—What juſt Cauſe does he give us to …
Benjamin Colman · The Case of Satans Fiery Darts in Blasphemous Suggestions · p. 51 · Open in the reader
Printed
… they serve for Rachel, and are rewarded with Leah, court fancied beauty, and marry loath'dloathed deformity. Such delusive felicities as these are the largesses of the Prince of the …
With rule
… they serve for Rachel, and are rewarded with Leah, court fancied beauty, and marry loath'dloathed deformity. Such delusive felicities as these are the largesses of the Prince of the …
Richard Allestree · The Art of Contentment · Open in the reader
Printed
They're loath'dloathed, if not in cleanly diſhes layd.
With rule
They're loath'dloathed, if not in cleanly diſhes layd.
Jacob Cats · Self-Conflict · p. 54 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (2)

1 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Floating Island A94057

Printed
Loath'dLoathed life is ſweet. My hate would faine turn home,
With rule
Loath'dLoathed life is ſweet. My hate would faine turn home,
William Strode · The Floating Island · Open in the reader