text_original: M. Gaston Paris, who for the most part is content to take him as he is, for better for worse, finds it necessary to apologise for him when he comes to the ballad of _La Grosse Margot_: this, he professes, we need not take as a personal confession, but as a mere exercise in composition!
text_transcription: MONSIEUR GASTON PARIS WHO FOR THE MOST PART IS CONTENT TO TAKE HIM AS HE IS FOR BETTER FOR WORSE FINDS IT NECESSARY TO APOLOGIZE FOR HIM WHEN HE COMES TO THE BALLAD OF LA GROSSEMARGO THIS HE PROFESSES WE NEED NOT TAKE AS A PERSONAL CONFESSION BUT AS A MERE EXERCISE IN COMPOSITION
phonemes: ˈɛm. ɡˈæstən pˈæɹɪs, hˌuː fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt ɪz kəntˈɛnt tə tˈeɪk hˌɪm æz hiː ɪz, fɔːɹ bˈɛɾɚ fɔːɹ wˈɜːs, fˈaɪndz ɪt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tʊ ɐpˈɑːlədʒˌaɪz fɔːɹ hˌɪm wɛn hiː kˈʌmz tə ðə bˈæləd ʌv lˌæ ɡɹˈoʊs mˈɑːɹɡət: ðˈɪs, hiː pɹəfˈɛsᵻz, wiː nˈiːd nˌɑːt tˈeɪk æz ɐ pˈɜːsənəl kənfˈɛʃən, bˌʌt æz ɐ mˈɪɹ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ɪn kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən!