text_original: What would French poetry be to day if Baudelaire had never existed? As different a thing from what it is as English poetry would be without Rossetti. Neither of them is quite among the greatest poets, but they are more fascinating than the greatest, they influence more minds. And Baudelaire was an equally great critic.
text_transcription: WHAT WOULD FRENCH POETRY BE TO DAY IF BOUROLAIRE HAD NEVER EXISTED AS DIFFERENT A THING FROM WHAT IT IS AS ENGLISH POETRY WOULD BE WITHOUT ROSSETTI NEITHER OF THEM IS QUITE AMONG THE GREATEST POETS BUT THEY ARE MORE FASCINATING THAN THE GREATEST THEY INFLUENCE MORE MINDS AND BEAULAI WAS AN EQUALLY GREAT CRITIC
phonemes: wˌʌt wʊd fɹˈɛntʃ pˈoʊɪtɹi biː tə dˈeɪ ɪf bˌɔːdɪlˈɛɹ hæd nˈɛvɚɹ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd? æz dˈɪfɹənt ɐ θˈɪŋ fɹʌm wʌt ɪɾ ɪz æz ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈoʊɪtɹi wʊd biː wɪðˌaʊt ɹɔsˈɛɾi. nˈiːðɚɹ ʌv ðˌɛm ɪz kwˈaɪt ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst pˈoʊɪts, bˌʌt ðeɪ ɑːɹ mˈɔːɹ fˈæsᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ðɐn ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst, ðeɪ ˈɪnfluːəns mˈɔːɹ mˈaɪndz. ænd bˌɔːdɪlˈɛɹ wʌz ɐn ˈiːkwəli ɡɹˈeɪt kɹˈɪɾɪk.