text_original: It would be a useful influence for us. Baudelaire desired perfection, and we have never realised that perfection is a thing to aim at. He only did what he could do supremely well, and he was in poverty all his life, not because he would not work, but because he would work only at certain things, the things which he could hope to do to his own satisfaction.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE A USEFUL INFLUENCE FOR US BOULOIRE DESIRED PERFECTION AND WE HAVE NEVER REALIZED THAT PERFECTION IS A THING TO AIM AT HE ONLY DID WHAT HE COULD DO SUPREMELY WELL AND HE WAS IN POVERTY ALL HIS LIFE NOT BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT WORK BUT BECAUSE HE WOULD WORK ONLY AT CERTAIN THINGS THE THINGS WHICH HE COULD HOPE TO DO TO HIS OWN SATISFACTION
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː ɐ jˈuːsfəl ˈɪnfluːəns fɔːɹ ˌʌs. bˌɔːdɪlˈɛɹ dɪzˈaɪɚd pɚfˈɛkʃən, ænd wiː hæv nˈɛvɚ ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðæt pɚfˈɛkʃən ɪz ɐ θˈɪŋ tʊ ˈeɪm æt. hiː ˈoʊnli dˈɪd wʌt hiː kʊd dˈuː suːpɹˈiːmli wˈɛl, ænd hiː wʌz ɪn pˈɑːvɚɾi ˈɔːl hɪz lˈaɪf, nˌɑːt bɪkˈʌz hiː wʊd nˌɑːt wˈɜːk, bˌʌt bɪkˈʌz hiː wʊd wˈɜːk ˈoʊnli æt sˈɜːʔn̩ θˈɪŋz, ðə θˈɪŋz wˌɪtʃ hiː kʊd hˈoʊp tə dˈuː tə hɪz ˈoʊn sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən.