text_original: In his last drama, "Arminius," he extravagantly scatters his panegyrics on its fifteen predecessors; but of the present one he has the most exalted notion: it is the quintessence of Scudery! An ingenious critic calls it "The downfall of mediocrity!"
text_transcription: IN HIS LAST DRAMA ARMENIUS HE EXTRAVAGANTLY SCATTERS HIS PANEGYRICS ON HIS FIFTEEN PREDECESSORS BUT OF THE PRESENT ONE HE HAS THE MOST EXALTED NOTION IT IS THE QUINT THE SENSE OF SCUDRI AN INGENIOUS CRITIC CALLS IT THE DOWNFALL OF MEDIOCRITY
phonemes: ɪn hɪz lˈæst dɹˈɑːmə, "ɑːɹmˈɪnɪəs," hiː ɛkstɹˈævəɡəntli skˈæɾɚz hɪz peɪndʒˈɪɹɪks ˌɔn ɪts fˈɪftiːn pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz; bˌʌt ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt wˈʌn hiː hɐz ðə mˈoʊst ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd nˈoʊʃən: ɪɾ ɪz ðə kwˈɪntɛsəns ʌv skjˈuːdɚɹi! ɐn ɪndʒˈiːniəs kɹˈɪɾɪk kˈɔːlz ɪt "ðə dˈaʊnfɔːl ʌv mˌiːdɪˈɑːkɹᵻɾi!"