The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1828-11-15
From GaieIies and Gravitics.
CORONATION EXTRAORDINARY.

HAVE seen the Coronation, aud never did wit
ness sight so magniicent-so august-so sublime.
If ever the exclamation of g hc dim meminsse urd
Bit can be applicable it must be to spectacle like
this which, by ecpsing the future as well as the past,
has condensed the wonders of whole life in one abb
sorbng moment, and given me reason to be thankful
that my existence was made contemporaneous with
such surprising display of glory and splendour. So
far from seeking to aggrandze what have seen, even
if that were possible, by any imitation Of language,
have purposely abstained, during several days, from
any attempt at description, in order that por-
ton of my enthusiasm might be suffered to evaporae;
and yet now, feel the necessity of pcrpetualy
keeping my pen below the level of my feelings, lest
should be suspected of Incorporate eXaggeratlon In
all sincerity Of heart may say that unaflectedy pl-
ty those who from any nexcusable considerations OF
interest, or the UNSUITABLE causes of compulsory
ABSENCE have been debared from sharing the intense
qualification which have experienced. Exhibitions Of
this nature are rare, and concurrence of circum-
stances united to give interest and magncence to the
present, which may never be again combined. The
previous night by its splendor, seemed anxious
to do honor to the approaching gorgeousness, One
would have thought that was court day III hearenS
and that all its nobility were present. sparkling in
their stars, and coronets and glrdcs of light while
Imagination easily converted the milky way into a
cusero radiant courtiers gathering around the throne
from which their splendours were derived Morning
began to dawn with calm lovcIincss, which rather
confirmed than disspated these floating decisions of
the mind. From the gallery where had procured
scat saw the stars gradually gin to pale their in
eiectnal fires" until none remained visible but D-
ans crescent, slowly changing its hue from gold to sill
yer, and the sparkling of Jupiter and Aurora Lu
offer, who by his reluctant twinkngs seemed strrg-
Cling for little longer existence, that he might catch
one glimpse of the approaching magnifcence. AL
ready the eastern skies stepped in eint gray
light interspersed with streaks of pale green, while
fresh flushes of rozier hue came every moment foo
ding up from beheath the horizon, and breeze sent
forward as the herald of the sun, presently waited
round Inc such gush of crimson radiance, that felt
ITO use the only poetlca expression of Sternhod and
llopkins if the morning Z; on the wings of wind
came flying all abroad" Behold, Lexcaimed,
'the jocund day
Stands tiPtoe on the misty mountains top;''
and was endeavoring to recoleet Tasso's beautiful
description of sunrise, when the increasing charms of
the daybreak compelled me to concentrate all my fac
uties IN the contemplation of the scene with which
was surrounded.
The gallery where had taken my station was ter
race which overhangs the lake of Chede opposite to
Mont Blanc; and he who from this point has seen the
sun rise, and shower its gories upon the romantic and
shpendous wonders with which he is encompassed,
VIII not marvel that shrink from the hopeless at