Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-06

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IA THE CORONATION.
h'r"'' ffo" h. Coro,a,ior, Irregular Ole, g.,tt
an n, UU.fs,d,Nirrer.
Lisf, gents aud la!ies, list ann pouder,
For will chaunt tale OF wonder.
VI ua'y y lord and latiy bright,
ANA r'am bold aud courteous knights
y tale OF terror aud OF magic
aud in event all dark and ungic
Unless now heat Walter Scott,
.asdwi'h such strange emotions FIRE one.
fbat he shall never think of byron.
ilark the cry OF jubilee
larii the caunon's dreadful roar
Ilark the people slioat once more,
~ the rci-coated soldiers In battle arrav
Sl'u'a arn,'d and equipped for terrible FRAY.
T'r n'ns George tue Fourth Is anointed to-day
VOW, gentle reader, II you'll he So good
rs 10 suppose yourself 70 stand
IN right so''er and attentive mood
AZ my right hand,
u ycstmns,er, in Great Georre street:
ss@wiil observe, with reverence meet
Inc King aud :. all the rsree Show
For they yo,t know,
WIN pass this wuy
To-day.
I4'e ne.,s are all rinsing--,b- cloristers singing
hNk the sirumnins--noNv they re comiur
5lrst fhrn Miss Fcilowcs, with her iuinscls six
fiayios thousand odd and anticIS tricks
49, And herbs Of strange medicinal powers -
lShe Is herbwoninnto the King. ana make,
LIS camp 1ra--Shen he that sad stuf- akc.l
JiarS, the rumpets martial sound
Nnw they scatter sh.w'rs around
ihips, daD'ieiions, roses,
And win,ter feast tiieir nos.s
liark the drums begin 20 clat,er
VOW thor potent herbs they scattrr-
ienny -roJdt, wnrinwuo, hons
tapOase CAVES aud turnip-;dps.
Now they. come IN banncrd poup.
Thick a ;irc-1cs i'm a swami
Lo they con'c in proud arriv
Clad in garments bright and ,S,,
Look, the brave and glorious si..h,
waving plulnes and hei,isets h,iu,,t
Noble knights and b.rnns pr,,,.j.
is"ns shd Hes, and trnnlrcls loud
tiuk. tle mingled, minelinf noise
Singing inrn and singing hove
Look TIC evcr-s,iftiny sccrc
Garments white Az red and ,,re.,
Robcs oil every cha giuv dive fs
B-nne;s waving " i,e and hiph -;
Look they come in mighty imrirs
BISHOPS, councillors and lords
Now for his Majesty rrcparet
Now lei your slioutings rrnl The mir
~ Newho Stand, and lF,ie aud wonder
10, , sa'u, long I'VE the kin,, like thunder.
Here comes Prince Leopold The GOOD
Apd next the 81 Princess OF ih. bIno'Ip
Each holding up his ncigl,'lor's skirt
Lest il should dr,ggle IN the dir:
AMI then that great au,l ,rorinn. H.,
Which we poor Yankr,.s ne. er s.s.
Aso' reign and legitimate hinr-'
The very self uf Mnicyi,.
clark bus his feeble fall 'rinc- tre,J
lie MA ,,;O %,' sn %~'S *. G1reyay crprrs>,
The pride and dignity OF iIrtnin roc,
Witness that ione; AMI wide, and ror,reov. trSrfr,
With goid AMI silver spangIcd nor 'tt"''s
T6ssi INTO billnws, like the stormy maj,
That beats upon the rocky shore:
w tines those twice three sriplino. ,,o,,,,, rt
,:hosen the train of Majesty 10 Lrsr' s ''' ''i'''
So have seen selt-i,upnrtnnt ber
Walk In procession from some l,,,mb,, NON
Thinking how great her he,ishp mns, ,nn.
while six young chickens fnInsycd in he ,,,nr.s
50, likewise, Tor some foreign travellers lie,
In distant climes, beneath a hurnine sk,
The sheep are almost hall as big as whnic.
AMI have such mnSt aefonshing Inroe ,,iI,
fItr,sS lie -
d. .ind drags his tail behind him in "A cart
Well: the procession has cone nv
Inc bright and splendid pageantry
Has faded FROM the aching, eve
ESow let me tbink-wLaf is il like
What is The image 'llni win strike
and what the best sim.ude
TO make the whole thing undcr,tooi2
Say, reader, hast thou seen
peacock march with stately stride
-s'Ercading abroad his tail OF pride
: Beproad with gold and green ;
Would no, Thy heart with terror qnlkc
u, like the lightning flash of nirbt
n thousand peacocks all should break
= AT once upon thy ravishd sight,
% woud'st thou quake aud he affniL
ifihou c,,uld'st once behold
Princes, all gorgcousiy nrrayed
In robes of woven coLI
following each other in a eng,hcn',l t,rtn.
Like shcep that Scamper DER the lcyel plain
md now in yonder venerable pile,
:'hcie sleeps the mish dead of I}r;,oin,s ;,lo
where perishd mobiles lords and kings
Ana knights an! warriors brave,
~ mo,ld'ring in ,hc grave
Mock at heTe vain and childish tIng.--
The flashing sword, the waving Dlume
The long and splendid canopy,
Tie pride and pomp OF chivalr7-
And point them TO the tonlh--
Zen there, in robes of pride array ~
With all their nninucrics tisplayI
he ball, the sceptre, and tie crown,
The sword, the OiI-pot aud the gown
Ihe bishopS pfly-rhe people sinr
Long live Great George, our Lord anil KIM
and here might 30 on 10 tell
Each accident as il befell
torPye OF images INV head full
8ni might bring them forth if necdfu
To make my poem shine {;
Butt viii he enough To say
Il Ia marshatd H. The same arrav
They all went back to dine.