Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RANGE, v.i.

1. To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction. As a roaring lion and ranging bear. – Prov. xxviii.
2. To be placed in order; to be ranked. 'Tis better to be lowly born, / And range with humble livers in content. – Shak. [In this sense, rank is now used.]
3. To lie in a particular direction. Which way thy forests range. – Dryden. We say, the front of a house ranges with the line of the street.
4. To sail or pass near or in the direction of; as, to range along the coast.