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At one stage of the representation, Iphigenia is led in triumph through the Greek camp, while a chorus of Thessalians sing "Que d'attraits que de majeste; Que de graces l que de beaute! Chantons, celebrons notre reine!" The audience took the cue and transformed themselves into actors. Every eye and every head turned to the royal box, and for the sea and time every hand was raised to applaud.
His love of Greek terms is admirably described in a little epigram, made on his new tarif of weights and measures, in which the grams and killograms, and metres and killometres are introduced. Les Grecs pour nous ont tant d'attraits Qui pour se faire bien entendre, Et pour comprendre le Français Ce'st le Greque qu'il faut apprendre. He was particularly anxious that his police should be perfect.
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