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258 Mr, Batnwin’s afecoutt of bis raifing 
my defigns, although it was yet calm where I was. I made 
ready my apparatus ; and the wind frefhened up, ‘and prefently 
blew a confiderably hard gale. The higheft verge of the rifing 
cloud was not yet elevated more than to the fifty-fifth or fixtieth 
degree from the horizon, but attended with the moft piercing 
fhafts of lightning, and tremendous thunder that { had ever be- 
held or heard, at the fame diftance,—and the zenith ftill ferene. 
I adjufted the lines of the kite as near as I could to the ftrength 
and power of the wind, and foon raifed it to the height of 
fome lofty trees, which ftood near my houfe, or perhaps fome- 
thing higher, but I am fure not much. By this time I difco- 
vered a rare medium of fire between my eyes and the kite. —- 
caft my eyes towards the ground ;—the fame appearance was 
there.—I turned myfelf around ;—the fame appearance {till be- 
tween me arid every object I caft my eyes upon.—I felt myfelf 
fomewhat alarmed at the appearance. I ftood, however, and 
soled wath myfelf upon the caufe, for deem time, but -— 
very little fatisfaction,— the fame fiery atmof 
be more bright and apparent. ` I was ‘aBbae to difcor i 
my experiments for that time ; but reafon accufed imagination 
with error ; and fuppofing it hiph poflibly be only fancy, not 
knowing d caufe of fuch an appearance, and feeling no very 
bad effects from it, I conoi to raife the kite. The cloud 
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time, itt aphan was isiat and j elik itfelf, 
with for © faint gentle flaíhings ; but with no other effects upon á 
| pnm en al weaknefs in my joints and limbs, and a kind i 
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