Poems, and phancies written By the Thrice Noble, Illustrious, And Excellent Princess The Lady Marchioness of Newcastle [i.e. Margaret Cavendish]. The Second Impression, much Altered and Corrected |
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Thunder is a VVind in the Middle Region.
VVho knows, but Thunders are great Winds, which lieWithin the middle Vault above the Skie?
Which Winds the Sun by Moisture cold begot,
When he was in his Region Cancer hot.
This Child is thin and subtile, made by heat,
Its Voice is strong, and makes a Noise that's great;
Its thinness makes it Agile, agile Strong,
And by its force doth drive the Clouds along,
And when the Clouds do meet, they each do strike,
Flashing out Fire, as Flints do, or the like.
Thus in the Summer Thunder's caus'd by wind,
For Vapour drawn up high, no way can find
To pass; In Winter time, when Clouds are loose,
Then doth the VVind on Earth keep Rendezvous.
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