text_original: Having lived always in the army or in fashionable circles at Paris, he had conceived no advantageous ideas of his own country, where he had not been since his childhood. His father now retiring thither himself, had obtained a long leave of absence for him that he might go also; but Bellozane would willingly have dispensed with the journey, which the Baron pressed with so much vehemence, that he had hardly time to modernize his appearance after his American campaigns; a point which was to him of serious importance.
text_transcription: HAVING LIVED ALWAYS IN THE ARMY OR IN FASHIONABLE CIRCUITS AT PARIS HE HAD CONCEIVED NO ADVANTAGES IDEAS OF HIS OWN COUNTRY WHERE HE HAD NOT BEEN SINCE HIS CHILDHOOD HIS FATHER NOW RETIRING THITHER HIMSELF HAD OBTAINED A LONG LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR HIM THAT HE MIGHT GO ALSO BUT BELLAUZON WOULD WILLINGLY HAVE DISPENSED WITH THE JOURNEY WHICH THE BARON PRESSED WITH SO MUCH VEHEMENCE THAT HE HAD HARDLY TIME TO MODERNISE HIS APPEARANCE AFTER HIS AMERICAN CAMPAIGNS A POINT WHICH WAS TO HIM OF SERIOUS IMPORTANCE
phonemes: hˌævɪŋ lˈɪvd ˈɔːlweɪz ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ɔːɹ ɪn fˈæʃənəbəl sˈɜːkəlz æt pˈæɹɪs, hiː hæd kənsˈiːvd nˈoʊ ɐdvɐntˈeɪdʒəs aɪdˈiəz ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn kˈʌntɹi, wˌɛɹ hiː hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn sˈɪns hɪz tʃˈaɪldhʊd. hɪz fˈɑːðɚ nˈaʊ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ðˈɪðɚ hɪmsˈɛlf, hæd əbtˈeɪnd ɐ lˈɔŋ lˈiːv ʌv ˈæbsəns fɔːɹ hˌɪm ðæt hiː mˌaɪt ɡˌoʊ ˈɔːlsoʊ; bˌʌt bˈɛləzˌeɪn wʊd wˈɪlɪŋli hæv dɪspˈɛnst wɪððə dʒˈɜːni, wˌɪtʃ ðə bˈæɹən pɹˈɛst wɪð sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ vˈiəməns, ðæt hiː hæd hˈɑːɹdli tˈaɪm tə mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪz hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns ˈæftɚ hɪz ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kæmpˈeɪnz; ɐ pˈɔɪnt wˌɪtʃ wʌz tə hˌɪm ʌv sˈɪɹiəs ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns.