From the egg that soon Bursting with kindly rupture,
forth disclosed Their callow young. --Milton.
Note: Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference
to a surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc.
No, no, my heart will burst, an if I speak: And I
will speak, that so my heart may burst. --Shak.
2. To exert force or pressure by which something is made
suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or
limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or
unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually
with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out,
away, into, upon, through, etc.
Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. --Milton.
And now you burst (ah cruel!) from my arms. --Pope.
A resolved villain Whose bowels suddenly burst out.
--Shak.
We were the first that ever burst Into that silent
sea. --Coleridge.
To burst upon him like an earthquake. --Goldsmith.