desirous

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Desirous of doing due honour to his arrival, they deputed Anthony to solicit from us a double ration of spirits.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de

Desirous of knowing whereabouts in these parts the Welsh language ceased I interrogated several people whom I met. 

From Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery by Borrow, George Henry

She entered the Detroit River, on the 3d September; And on the 4th in the Morning, the Mohawks seemed very Desirous of being put on Shore, which the Master, very Inconsiderately, agreed to.

From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis

The Desirous is adorned with kindness, pity, compassion and generosity.

From Ruysbroeck by Underhill, Evelyn

Desirous of displaying my attainments, I bent the bow with all my strength, and with the first arrow I brought down the first key.

From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia