text_original: De Lagny, who was intended by his friends for the study of the law, having fallen on an Euclid, found it so congenial to his dispositions, that he devoted himself to mathematics. In his last moments, when he retained no further recollection of the friends who surrounded his bed, one of them, perhaps to make a philosophical experiment, thought proper to ask him the square of twelve: our dying mathematician instantly, and perhaps without knowing that he answered, replied, "One hundred and forty four."
text_transcription: DE LANY WHO WAS INTENDED BY HIS FRIENDS FOR THE STUDY OF THE LAW HAVING FALLEN ON AN EUCLIDE FOUND IT SO CONGENIAL TO HIS DISPOSITIONS THAT HE DEVOTED HIMSELF TO MATHEMATICS IN HIS LAST MOMENTS WHEN HE RETAINED NO FURTHER RECOLLECTION OF THE FRIENDS WHO SURROUNDED HIS BED ONE OF THEM PERHAPS TO MAKE A PHILOSOPHICAL EXPERIMENT THOUGHT PROPER TO ASK HIM THE SQUARE OF TWELVE OUR DYING MATHEMATICIAN INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT KNOWING THAT HE ANSWERED REPLIED ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR
phonemes: də lˈæɡni, hˌuː wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd baɪ hɪz fɹˈɛndz fɚðə stˈʌdi ʌvðə lˈɔː, hˌævɪŋ fˈɔːlən ˌɔn æn jˈuːklɪd, fˈaʊnd ɪt sˌoʊ kəndʒˈiːnɪəl tə hɪz dˌɪspəzˈɪʃənz, ðæt hiː dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf tə mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks. ɪn hɪz lˈæst mˈoʊmənts, wˌɛn hiː ɹᵻtˈeɪnd nˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚ ɹˌɛkəlˈɛkʃən ʌvðə fɹˈɛndz hˌuː sɚɹˈaʊndᵻd hɪz bˈɛd, wˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm, pɚhˈæps tə mˌeɪk ɐ fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt, θˈɔːt pɹˈɑːpɚ tʊ ˈæsk hˌɪm ðə skwˈɛɹ ʌv twˈɛlv: ˌaʊɚ dˈaɪɪŋ mˌæθɪmɐtˈɪʃən ˈɪnstəntli, ænd pɚhˈæps wɪðˌaʊt nˈoʊɪŋ ðæt hiː ˈænsɚd, ɹᵻplˈaɪd, "wˈʌn hˈʌndɹɪd ænd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈɔːɹ."