text_original: In this connection it is quite pos  sible that their predominant intellectualism had first to curb an unruly and irritable pride, or an insolent sensual  ism, or that it had all its work cut out to maintain its wish for the "desert" against perhaps an inclination to luxury and dilettantism, or similarly against an extrava  gant liberality of heart and hand.
text_transcription: IN THIS CONNECTION IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THEIR PREDOMINANT INTELLECTUALISM HAD FIRST A CURB AN UNRULY AND IRRITABLE PRIDE OR AN INSOLENT SENSUALISM OR THAT IT HAD ALL ITS WORK CUT OUT TO MAINTAIN ITS WISH FOR THE DESERT AGAINST PERHAPS AN INCLINATION TO LUXURY AND DILETTANTISM OR SIMILARLY AGAINST AN EXTRAVAGANT LIBERALITY OF HEART AND HAND
phonemes: ɪn ðɪs kənˈɛkʃən ɪɾ ɪz kwˈaɪt pˈɑːs sˈɪbəl ðæt ðɛɹ pɹɪdˈɑːmɪnənt ˈɪntəlˌɛktʃuːəlˌɪzəm hæd fˈɜːst tə kˈɜːb ɐn ʌnɹˈuːli ænd ˈɪɹɪɾəbəl pɹˈaɪd, ɔːɹ ɐn ˈɪnsələnt sˈɛnʃuːəl ˈɪzəm, ɔːɹ ðˌɐɾɪt hæd ˈɔːl ɪts wˈɜːk kˈʌt ˈaʊt tə meɪntˈeɪn ɪts wˈɪʃ fɚðə "dˈɛzɚt" ɐɡˈɛnst pɚhˈæps ɐn ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən tə lˈʌkʃɚɹi ænd dˈaɪltəntˌɪzəm, ɔːɹ sˈɪmɪlɚli ɐɡˈɛnst ɐn ˈɛkstɹəvə ɡˈænt lˌɪbɚɹˈælᵻɾi ʌv hˈɑːɹt ænd hˈænd.