expatiate

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Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan.

From Familiar Quotations by Bartlett, John

Expatiate, eks-pā′shi-āt, v.i. to range at large: to enlarge in discourse, argument, or writing.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Nor always city-pent or pent at home 50 I dwell, but when Spring calls me forth to roam Expatiate in our proud suburban shades Of branching elm that never sun pervades.

From Poemata : Latin, Greek and Italian Poems by John Milton by Cowper, William

At first, the poet and his friend, Expatiate freely o’er this scene of man, A mighty maze of walks without a plan.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel

Hence arises consolation to old maidens, and cautions against precipitation— Expatiate, my dear, on this fruitful subject: I would, were I at leisure.

From The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) by Richardson, Samuel