The general purport of the book is well represented by the title.

A few brief extracts will give the key to its general purport:-

Suffice it to gather their general purport and scope.

One can but give the general purport of such information as has been vouchsafed to us.

He gave her its general purport, and added:

The opening paragraph will show its general purport:-

The preamble indicates the general purport:

But the general purport of the formal division may be seen in Christina Rossetti's poignant "Remember"-

This was the general purport, and expressed with such anguish and fortitude as might have melted a heart of marble.

The general purport was that Mr. Harbison had no desire to explain further, and that the situation was forced on him.

I wish space permitted me to lay the whole correspondence before the reader; but I must confine myself to its general purport.

I know, of course, how difficult it is to attach a clear meaning to this question, but you can probably appreciate its general purport.

"Of its general purport, yes," answered Le Gallais.