| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | August 4 | | On the Coronation of Queen Victoria | | By Jedediah Vincent Huntington (1815–1862) |
| | August 4, 1838
WITHIN the minster’s venerable pile | |
| What pomps unwonted flash upon our eyes! | |
| What galleries in gold and crimson, rise | |
| Between the antique pillars of the aisle, | |
| Crowded with England’s gayest life; the while | 5 |
| Beneath, her dead, unconscious glory lies; | |
| Above, her ancient faith still seeks the skies; | |
| And with apparent life doth well beguile | |
| Our senses in that ever-growing roof; | |
| Whence on the soul return those recollections | 10 |
| Of her great annals—built to be time-proof, | |
| Which chiefly make this spot the fittest scene | |
| Wherein to consecrate those new affections | |
| We plight this day to Britain’s virgin queen. | | | | |
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