text_original: When Racine, the son, published a long poem on "Grace," taken in its holy sense, a most unhappy subject at least for poetry; it was said that he had written on _Grace_ without _grace_. During the space of six years Corneille rigorously kept his promise of not writing for the theatre. At length, overpowered by the persuasions of his friends, and probably by his own inclinations, he once more directed his studies to the drama.
text_transcription: WHEN RACINE THE SON PUBLISHED A LONG POEM ON GRACE TAKEN IN ITS HOLY SENSE A MOST UNHAPPY SUBJECT AT LEAST FOR POETRY IT WAS SAID THAT HE HAD WRITTEN ON GRACE WITHOUT GRACE DURING THE SPACE OF SIX YEARS CORNEY RIGOROUSLY KEPT HIS PROMISE OF NOT WRITING FOR THE THEATER AT LENGTH OVERPOWERED BY THE PERSUASIONS OF HIS FRIENDS AND PROBABLY BY HIS OWN INCLINATIONS HE ONCE MORE DIRECTED HIS STUDIES TO THE DRAMA
phonemes: wˌɛn ɹˈæsiːn, ðə sˈʌn, pˈʌblɪʃt ɐ lˈɔŋ pˈoʊᵻm ˈɔn "ɡɹˈeɪs," tˈeɪkən ɪn ɪts hˈoʊli sˈɛns, ɐ mˈoʊst ʌnhˈæpi sˈʌbdʒɛkt æt lˈiːst fɔːɹ pˈoʊɪtɹi; ɪt wʌz sˈɛd ðæt hiː hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ ˌɔn ɡɹˈeɪs wɪðˌaʊt ɡɹˈeɪs. dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə spˈeɪs ʌv sˈɪks jˈɪɹz kɔːɹnˈeɪ ɹˈɪɡɚɹəsli kˈɛpt hɪz pɹˈɑːmɪs ʌv nˌɑːt ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ fɚðə θˈiəɾɚ. æt lˈɛŋθ, ˌoʊvɚpˈaʊɚd baɪ ðə pɚswˈeɪʒənz ʌv hɪz fɹˈɛndz, ænd pɹˈɑːbəbli baɪ hɪz ˈoʊn ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃənz, hiː wˈʌns mˈɔːɹ dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd hɪz stˈʌdiz tə ðə dɹˈɑːmə.