Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9877 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

did'stdidst

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

Puritas changed it: 209 times in 118 works
Consistency: 88.1% (209 of 237)
Reach if approved: ~249 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: didst
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 237 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (209 changes in 118 works, 88.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 209)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… another fashion than thou did'stdidst before, thou seest more in it, than ever thou did'stdidst? Thou lookest upon spirituall Grace in another m…nner, thou seest more excellencie in …
With rule
… another fashion than thou did'stdidst before, thou seest more in it, than ever thou did'stdidst? Thou lookest upon spirituall Grace in another m…nner, thou seest more excellencie in …
John Preston · The Saints Qualification · p. 54 · Open in the reader
Printed
For heauenly ioyes thou did'ſtdidst man create,
With rule
For heauenly ioyes thou did'ſtdidst man create,
John Andrewes · A Subpoena from the High Imperial Court of Heaven · Open in the reader
Printed
Who after birth did'ſtdidst by my ſide remain,
With rule
Who after birth did'ſtdidst by my ſide remain,
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 236 · Open in the reader
Printed
… brought thee to; and not onely so, but that thou by thy filthy sinnes did'stdidst cause others, (Devil-like) to fall into the same condemnation with thee: And that …
With rule
… brought thee to; and not onely so, but that thou by thy filthy sinnes did'stdidst cause others, (Devil-like) to fall into the same condemnation with thee: And that …
John Bunyan · Sighs from Hell · p. 98 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as the other; at leaſt thou muſt beare the latter as patiently, as thou did'ſtdidst receive the former joyfully. They who have ſhared with others in gaines, thinke it …
With rule
… as the other; at leaſt thou muſt beare the latter as patiently, as thou did'ſtdidst receive the former joyfully. They who have ſhared with others in gaines, thinke it …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 1-3 · p. 294 · Open in the reader
Printed
… before thy wickedneſſe was diſcovered by my ſending the Syrians & Philiſtims upon thee, thou did'ſtdidst never take notice of my proceedings with Sodome and her daughters.
With rule
… before thy wickedneſſe was diſcovered by my ſending the Syrians & Philiſtims upon thee, thou did'ſtdidst never take notice of my proceedings with Sodome and her daughters.
William Greenhill · Exposition of Ezekiel 14-19 · p. 337 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thou couldeſt not ſtep a ſtep in thoſe rough and thorny waies but thou did'ſtdidst bleed, and ſmart for it: why doeſt thou without ſenſe of ſmart now runne …
With rule
… thou couldeſt not ſtep a ſtep in thoſe rough and thorny waies but thou did'ſtdidst bleed, and ſmart for it: why doeſt thou without ſenſe of ſmart now runne …
Henry Hurst · The Inability of Natural Man to Attain Right Knowledge · p. 193 · Open in the reader
Printed
And an eternal Life in Heaven did'ſtdidst gain.
With rule
And an eternal Life in Heaven did'ſtdidst gain.
Richard Moore · A Pearl in an Oyster Shell · p. 108 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (28)

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

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment A30598

Printed
… ſad thing, this is to turne the mercies of God to be our miſery. Did'ſtDidst not thou pray to God for theſe mercies that God hath ſent of late …
With rule
… ſad thing, this is to turne the mercies of God to be our miſery. Did'ſtDidst not thou pray to God for theſe mercies that God hath ſent of late …
Jeremiah Burroughs · The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment · p. 151 · Open in the reader
Printed
… did'ſtdidst take a great deal of pains, was it not with ſubmiſſion to God? Did'ſtDidst thou take pains with reſolution, that thou muſt have ſuch a thing when thou …
With rule
… did'ſtdidst take a great deal of pains, was it not with ſubmiſſion to God? Did'ſtDidst thou take pains with reſolution, that thou muſt have ſuch a thing when thou …
Jeremiah Burroughs · The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment · p. 185 · Open in the reader

The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons A33330

Printed
Did'stDidst thou thy losty and high strain bequeath?
With rule
Did'stDidst thou thy losty and high strain bequeath?
Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 54 · Open in the reader

The Blessedness of the Righteous A44666

Printed
… a poor wretch perish at his feet, that lies prostrate there expecting his mercy? Did'stDidst thou ever hear he was so little a lover of souls? Do his giving …
With rule
… a poor wretch perish at his feet, that lies prostrate there expecting his mercy? Did'stDidst thou ever hear he was so little a lover of souls? Do his giving …
John Howe · The Blessedness of the Righteous · p. 287 · Open in the reader

Sermon Preached to Young People A55344

Printed
… Refuge under Chriſt's Croſs? When was the time thou did'ſtdidst cloſe with his Perſon? Did'ſtDidst thou ever ſincerely like and comply with his Terms? Can'ſt thou come up before …
With rule
… Refuge under Chriſt's Croſs? When was the time thou did'ſtdidst cloſe with his Perſon? Did'ſtDidst thou ever ſincerely like and comply with his Terms? Can'ſt thou come up before …
Samuel Pomfret · Sermon Preached to Young People · p. 19 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Soul! what haſt thou been doing? How haſt thou ſpent thy time till now? Did'ſtDidst thou never hear or read of this thy vile State of Apoſtacy and Enmity …
With rule
… Soul! what haſt thou been doing? How haſt thou ſpent thy time till now? Did'ſtDidst thou never hear or read of this thy vile State of Apoſtacy and Enmity …
Samuel Pomfret · Sermon Preached to Young People · p. 19 · Open in the reader

The Parable of the Ten Virgins A59665

Printed
… health, my child, my husband, my goods, and this hathtroubled me: But tell me, Did'stDidst never feel a losse of God blessed for ever? loss of his light, his …
With rule
… health, my child, my husband, my goods, and this hathtroubled me: But tell me, Did'stDidst never feel a losse of God blessed for ever? loss of his light, his …
Thomas Shepard · The Parable of the Ten Virgins · p. 16 · Open in the reader

Of Growth in Grace A60356

Printed
… that I have great heavyness, and continual sorrow in my heart:—Why, what man! Did'stDidst thou not write but just now, that thou wast perswaded, that neither Death, nor …
With rule
… that I have great heavyness, and continual sorrow in my heart:—Why, what man! Did'stDidst thou not write but just now, that thou wast perswaded, that neither Death, nor …
Samuel Slater · Of Growth in Grace · p. 77 · Open in the reader
Printed
… fury to him, and it will everlastingly torment him; when it shall tell him, Did'stDidst not thou know, that Christ was given to save sinners, and to save from …
With rule
… fury to him, and it will everlastingly torment him; when it shall tell him, Did'stDidst not thou know, that Christ was given to save sinners, and to save from …
Samuel Slater · Of Growth in Grace · p. 136 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thou know, that Christ was given to save sinners, and to save from sin? Did'stDidst not thou know, that the Grace of God, that brings Salvation, it did teach …
With rule
… thou know, that Christ was given to save sinners, and to save from sin? Did'stDidst not thou know, that the Grace of God, that brings Salvation, it did teach …
Samuel Slater · Of Growth in Grace · p. 136 · Open in the reader

Poems A69225

Printed
Did'ſtDidst thou in that great ſtewardſhip embarke
With rule
Did'ſtDidst thou in that great ſtewardſhip embarke
John Donne · Poems · p. 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
Did'ſtDidst long to die, that long before thou could'ſt,
With rule
Did'ſtDidst long to die, that long before thou could'ſt,
John Donne · Poems · p. 176 · Open in the reader
Printed
Have we no voice, no tune? Did'ſtDidst thou diſpenſe
With rule
Have we no voice, no tune? Did'ſtDidst thou diſpenſe
John Donne · Poems · p. 385 · Open in the reader

Vindication of the Book Some Gospel-Truths Opened A77832

Printed
… Spirit of Chriſt: Nay, thou ſayeſt that it is one with it in nature. Did'ſtDidst thou not bluſh when thou laydeſt it down? If thou did'ſtdidst not, thou mighteſt …
With rule
… Spirit of Chriſt: Nay, thou ſayeſt that it is one with it in nature. Did'ſtDidst thou not bluſh when thou laydeſt it down? If thou did'ſtdidst not, thou mighteſt …
John Bunyan · Vindication of the Book Some Gospel-Truths Opened · p. 22 · Open in the reader

Salt Upon Salt A96767

Printed
Did'ſtDidst twice preſerve me: and, all thoſe Neglects,
With rule
Did'ſtDidst twice preſerve me: and, all thoſe Neglects,
George Wither · Salt Upon Salt · p. 54 · Open in the reader