What about Aurora Borealis? Was Campion far enough north to see it?

> .. in Thomas Campion's lute song Author of Light?
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> Sun and moon,
> stars and underlights I see,
> but all their glorious beams
> are mists and darkness
> being compar'd to thee.
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> The OED is not really helpfull, suggestion lightning for a much later
> occurence. Anybody out there who can shed some light on this?
>
> David - as ever, greatly appreciative
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