text_original: Alphonse de Lamartine, the French poet, orator, and man of letters, obtained admission to her presence, though not without difficulty, in 1832, when she was standing on the threshold of old age. He has left us a graphic record of the interview.
text_transcription: ALPHONSE DE LA MARTIN THE FRENCH POET ORATOR AND MAN OF LETTERS OBTAINED ADMISSION TO HER PRESENCE THOUGH NOT WITHOUT DIFFICULTY IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY TWO WHEN SHE WAS STANDING ON THE THRESHOLD OF OLD AGE HE HAS LEFT A SOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE INTERVIEW
phonemes: ˈælphɑːns də lˈæmɑːɹtˌiːn, ðə fɹˈɛntʃ pˈoʊɪt, ˈɔːɹəɾɚ, ænd mˈæn ʌv lˈɛɾɚz, əbtˈeɪnd ɐdmˈɪʃən tə hɜː pɹˈɛzəns, ðˌoʊ nˌɑːt wɪðˌaʊt dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, wˌɛn ʃiː wʌz stˈændɪŋ ɔnðə θɹˈɛʃoʊld ʌv ˈoʊld ˈeɪdʒ. hiː hɐz lˈɛft ˌʌs ɐ ɡɹˈæfɪk ɹˈɛkɚd ʌvðɪ ˈɪntɚvjˌuː.