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Original Text:
PYGMALION.
O triomphe des art! quelle fût ta surprise,
Grand sculpteur, quand tu vis ton marbre s'animer
Et, d'un air chaste et doux, lentement se baisser
Pour te demander une prise.

(Comte Siméon.)

Translation:
PYGMALION.
Oh, triumph of the arts! What a surprise
Great sculptor, when you saw your marble alive
And with a chaste, sweet voice, not at all rough
just quietly asked for a pinch of your snuff.

(Count Siméon)