defign

His defign is the loibig of our happinefs: his event is not profperous, like that of all other Epic works: his heavenly machines are many, and human perfons are but two.

The Works of the English Poets 1779

Efqt one of the members of the county of York, in prefence of the recorder, feveral aldermen of the town, &c. &c. and collections and fubfcriptions were made to carry on the humane defign, which is now finifhed, relieves a great number of the dif - treflfed, and meets with confiderable encouragement from fubfcriptions.

A tour through the island of Great Britain : divided into circuits or journies ... 1778

Your flomach makes your fabrick roll s Juft as the bias rules the bawl. »io That great Achilles might employ The ftrengdi, 'defign'd to ruin Troy f He din'd on lion's marrow, fpread On toails of ammunition-bread:

The Works of the English Poets.: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical 1779

Captain Cook's defign was to finifh the furvey of Owhyhee, before he vifited the

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

My defign of tarrying here longer, was, if poffible, to get fome hogs, goats, yams, or other roots; as alfo ta get fome knowledge of the country and its produd.

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I am induced to this from the knowledge* which I have, that this defign is not deemed to be firiou. s by fome men of both parties; as well within this houfe, ak but of it.

Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812

Id be offered and proclamations iffued* inviting the fubje£ls of a foreign power to treafon and rebellion* under the influences of a quarter of the country* upon which a retort of the fame na - ture was fo obvious* fo eafy* and in its confeqiiences fo awful; in every afpeft, the defign feemed fo fraught With danger and difgrace, that it appeared abfolutely impoffible, that it fhould be feriously entertained.

Congressional Reporter, Containing the Public Documents, and the Debates [in Congress] 1812

Next morning nine canoes full of Indians. came from the fhore, and five of them, after having confuhed together, pur - fued the Endeavour, apparently with a hoflile defign.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

And to fpeak my thoughts freely, I believe it is owing to tne negled: of this eafy way that all that vaft trad of Terra Auftralis which bounds the South Sea is yet undifcovered: thofe that crofs that fea feeming to defign fome bufinefs on the Peruvian or Mexican coaft, and fo leaving that at a diftance.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

If fuch a defign fhould ever be attempted, perhaps the ifland of New Britain might be thepropereft place for them to fettle.

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