Purposed has 2 syllables.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | He purposed writing something for the paper. | |
| 2. | The old man spoke and, with a feeble throw, / at Pyrrhus with a harmless dart he drave. / The jarring metal blunts it, and below / the shield-boss, down it hangs, and foils the purposed blow. | |
| 3. | Hither, with fates malign, / I steer, and landing for our purposed town / the walls along the winding shore design, / and coin for them a name "AEneadae" from mine. |