The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-29 00:00:00

but in the temple. It is in prostrating themselvei
home God that ,Princes teach their people to re-
spect them as his living imageS:‘ :It is in' assem-
bling before the altars that we feel ourselves happy
in being Christians, and proud of being French-
men, and that every one.believes himself associ-
ated to the glory of the army, by celebrating it
with equal celebrity and majesty. God being here
in the midst of us, is actually felt to be: near its,
according to the expression of the Apostle St.
Paul, likewise appears to declare for us.
" The image of the Sovereign" s there traced
in every heart. The acclamations of an entire
people repeat .his.beloved name with the unatii--
moos sentiments, of ..gratitude ; but his fame has
so accustomed us to progidies, Aln.t there can
never appear any thin,'' more for our surprise or
our 'admiration. Oh, how would his great soul
enjoy with delight our love, could he at this
mornent be a witness of all the sentiments he in-
spires. !

" But what regret have we. 'to express; will
not our Monarch in thought be present at this.
sacred soleinnity, to enjoy the universal benedic7
tions which are coining to environ his, dear coin=
pony at themoment when a grand and an affecting
religious solemnity comes to offer him, forthe first
time during his Goyerninent, and in the most Inag-
iiiticent pomp of the throne the homage of.the na-
tion % The feast, whifdi assembles us together in
the first of our temples, all resplendent with his
benefactions and his victories, acquires a :still
greater interest and a greater lustre, by the pre-
sence of the august Sovereign who comes to pre-
side at this pious ceremony, in chewing herself
apparelled all the glory of her Consort. -Ah
what a touching sight, to view in our sanctuary
the revered .spouseof'our Sovereign, the Mother
,of the Heir to the Throne, the Regent of the Em-
pire,. rendering solemn thanks to God for the
glory of the great man whose triumphs she is
come to procl tim, in declaring to the French that
his preservation is as necessary to the happiness of
the Empire, as to the welfare of Europe, and to
the religion which he has'again raised, which he
is called to strengthen. and re establish, and of
which he is the most sincere protector. What a
sight ! to contemplate a soul so pure, prOstrating
herself beforeour alturs,imphiring the All-power-
ful in favour of the Hero who is the continual
object of her thoughts, whose tenderness follows
all his Steps, and whom site never ceases t(). keep
in the midst of her heart with the most lively
emotion. God will.consent to these vows', these
acts of thankSgiving which he has inspired, and
the felicity
of our Sovereign will be augmented by
the public readinesS of which she will be, the, hap-
py interpreter to him whom she represents with
equal graCe.and dignity.
can openly declare, on the faith of higher
persons called to his councils, that the Govern-
ment which is confided to her, slevelopes in her
every day a until full of sweetness and kindness ;
a character of high wisdom, apparent both in her
aetions Mul discourse ; a taste for appFeation; a
love of order and 'habitude of attention and inte-
rest, a correctness of memory, and, consequently
the same in business, and an equality of mind, a
.niaturity of judgment, a solidity of reffection,..
which, in conciliating all suffrages, towards her.,
guarantees to her that approbation most precious
to her heart. All these brilliant qualities are still
more embellished under the diadem by a piety
equally exemplary as' moderate, and by the at-
traction •of. those, milder virtues, which arc so
much the more proper 4or causing lier religious
principleslo be esteemed, because they invite. us
to imitate then, without forcing us to hvpoerisy.''
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