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Cloud. It alfo formy it felf into Columns, which 
were projeded to no great Height, and wou’d foan 
vanifli, then foon return, and appear’d not only in 
the N. E. but alfo more Northerly. 
In about a quarter of an hour from my firfl Ob- 
fervation, as from an Arch, or black Bafis (I know not 
better how to exprefs it) extended all over the Nor- 
thern Horizon, which Teem’d to interfed it nearly in 
the W. and E.N E. Points, arofe abundance of pyramidal 
Columns of Light on all parts of it ; now here, now 
there, of unequal Bignefs, Height and Luftre ,* now 
fuddenly gleaming forth, then as Tuddenly difappear- 
ing ,* but thofe Columns, that were to the Eaftward of 
the N. were more bright and lucid than thole to the 
Weftward, which were of a more fiery, rutilant Colour. 
The great Column in the Weft ft ill remain’d in the 
fame Pofttion, Height and vShape ; as I obferv d, by 
applying my Eye to a Wall very near E- and W. 
Between the Arch and the Horizon, appear’d as it had 
been a black, dusky Fog, from whence the Streams 
ofLight feem’devery where darted forth: Yet however 
black this appear’d, w'e could difcern the Stars very 
clearly thro’ it. This Arch at its firft Appearance Teem’d 
not to be above 15- or 20 Degrees * at its higheftpart) 
above the Horizon; but it continually grew higher, and 
from all parts of it Cones of Light w'ere every Mo- 
ment ftiot up, which all Teem’d to tend to a Point 
near the Zenith (as the Vertical Circles or Arches 
on a Globe tend to its Poles) tho* as yet none reach’d 
it by Teveral Degrees. 
After 7 a clock the Columns to the Weftward ap# 
pear’d bright and vivid as thofe in the E. except thofe 
very near the W. Tho’ the Limb of the Arch wou'd Teem 
fometimes very regular and well defin’d ; yet at other 
times it w’oud Teem to ftnk. now in the middle, then 
at one part, then at another ; and fometimes it would 
