Extraordinary Properties and Effects of Lighting - Thunder Rod - Fire Balls - Terrible Effects of Electrified Clouds - Surprising Effects of extreme Cold - Astonishing Expansive Force of Freezing.

- By conflicting winds together dashed,

The thunder holds his black tremendous throne:

From cloud to cloud the rending lightnings rage;

Till, in the furious elemental war

Dissolv'd, the whole precipitated mass

Unbroken floods and solid torrents pours. Thomson.