Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9883 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

perfum'dperfumed

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

Puritas changed it: 100 times in 74 works
Consistency: 88.5% (100 of 113)
Reach if approved: ~119 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: perfumed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 113 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (100 changes in 74 works, 88.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 100)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Chriſt's Croſs is ſweet, very ſweet, as he makes it: That ſweet-ſmell'd and perfum'dperfumed Croſs of Chriſt, ſayes one, is accompanied with ſweet refreſhments, with the Kiſſes of …
With rule
… Chriſt's Croſs is ſweet, very ſweet, as he makes it: That ſweet-ſmell'd and perfum'dperfumed Croſs of Chriſt, ſayes one, is accompanied with ſweet refreſhments, with the Kiſſes of …
Edward Pearse · The Best Match · p. 253 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it is a good resting place ever since our Lord lay there: He hath perfum'dperfumed it, and made it both soft and safe. That Bed of Dust is now …
With rule
… it is a good resting place ever since our Lord lay there: He hath perfum'dperfumed it, and made it both soft and safe. That Bed of Dust is now …
Samuel Slater · Funeral Sermon of John March · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in Heaven before he is aware; then shall he bathe his Soul in those perfum'dperfumed pleasures of Paradise, which run at Gods right hand for evermore.
With rule
… in Heaven before he is aware; then shall he bathe his Soul in those perfum'dperfumed pleasures of Paradise, which run at Gods right hand for evermore.
Thomas Watson · Sermon at the Funeral of John Wells · p. 31 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thereby your hearts are perfum'dperfumed as you walk along in your calling and in your place.
With rule
Thereby your hearts are perfum'dperfumed as you walk along in your calling and in your place.
William Bridge · Christ and the Covenant · p. 424 · Open in the reader
Printed
… cloaths of his body, & make his bed in the grave; how is this bed perfum'dperfumed with Chriſts lying in it? a pillow of down, is not ſo ſweet as …
With rule
… cloaths of his body, & make his bed in the grave; how is this bed perfum'dperfumed with Chriſts lying in it? a pillow of down, is not ſo ſweet as …
Thomas Watson · The Holy Longing · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
Guilt the West Indies, and perfum'dperfumed the East;
With rule
Guilt the West Indies, and perfum'dperfumed the East;
John Donne · The First Anniversary · p. 22 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Pallace; I have my City-houſe, and Country-houſe, but they were never ſo perfum'dperfumed with prayers; Some that live in poor Cellers, ſend up more prayers, and God …
With rule
… Pallace; I have my City-houſe, and Country-houſe, but they were never ſo perfum'dperfumed with prayers; Some that live in poor Cellers, ſend up more prayers, and God …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Gospel Conversation · p. 346 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Harſh, Gainſaying, Tumultuous Parliaments. But what Requital had King James ſot his gentle Words, perfum'dperfumed with ſweet Gums? Why, they begat another Remonſtrance, full of ſtrong Conteſtation, That the …
With rule
… Harſh, Gainſaying, Tumultuous Parliaments. But what Requital had King James ſot his gentle Words, perfum'dperfumed with ſweet Gums? Why, they begat another Remonſtrance, full of ſtrong Conteſtation, That the …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 80 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (13)

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

The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama A15137

Printed
Perfum'dPerfumed Arabia with her Spice and Gummes,
With rule
Perfum'dPerfumed Arabia with her Spice and Gummes,
Nathaniel Whiting · The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama · p. 2 · Open in the reader

An Exposition of the Song of Songs A27602

Printed
Perfum'dPerfumed, adorn'd, with all their pretty Shapes:
With rule
Perfum'dPerfumed, adorn'd, with all their pretty Shapes:
Thomas Beverley · An Exposition of the Song of Songs · p. 16 · Open in the reader