Sentence examples for he purposed from inspiring English sources
Demaratus, having learnt all that he wished to know, took with him provision for the journey, and went into Elis, pretending that he purposed to proceed to Delphi, and there consult the oracle.
At a later time he purposed to p197 build a temple to Demeter at Aetna, since she had none in that place; but he did not complete it, his life having been cut short by fate.
Nevertheless he bade the counsel of the more part to be followed; for he thought that off Euboea his men had been slack fighters by reason of his absence, and now he purposed to watch the battle himself.
He lacks purpose, he's questioning his will to live and he's verbalizing suicidal thoughts.
He says: "He gave me purpose, he gave me something worth fighting for.
Without boxing he is lost, with boxing he has purpose.
He had a purpose, he confessed, even beyond teaching.
He'd always had purpose, he notes wistfully.
"He knew he had a purpose.
