"oversweeping" meaning in English

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          "text": "He had never been even in a magistrate's court, but he had heard the legends and traditions of the advocates; had read that eminent fiction, Wirt's Life of Patrick Henry, and a volume of Charles Philips's speeches, and had felt that strong inner going forth of the soul that yearned to find utterance in oversweeping reach.",
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