text_original: But it would be weary work to read as minute a history of all the kings of this race, whose names and dates you can find at the end of this book if you care to look them up. ^ These names may be seen on the map on p. 69. Digitized by VjOOQIC 58 OLD FRANCE Only a few interesting events happened in France during the next two centuries, by the end of which the Merovin  gians had ceased forever to occupy the throne. During that time the first kings were brave, and their successors were in turn cruel, revenge  ful, sly, and cowardly, each ruler sinking a little lower than the one who came before him.
text_transcription: BUT IT WOULD BE WEARY WORK TO READ AS MINUTE THE HISTORY OF ALL THE KINGS OF THIS RACE WHOSE NAMES AND DATES YOU CAN FIND AT THE END OF THIS BOOK IF YOU CARE TO LOOK THEM UP ONLY A FEW INTERESTING EVENTS HAPPENED IN FRANCE DURING THE NEXT TWO CENTURIES BY THE END OF WHICH THE MEROVINGIANS HAD CEASED FOREVER TO OCCUPY THE THRONE DURING THAT TIME THE FIRST KINGS WERE BRAVE AND THEIR SUCCESSORS WERE IN TURN CRUEL REVENGEFUL SLY AND COWARDLY EACH RULER SINKING A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ONE WHO CAME BEFORE HIM
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪt wʊd biː wˈɪɹi wˈɜːk tə ɹˈiːd æz mˈɪnɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˈɔːl ðə kˈɪŋz ʌv ðɪs ɹˈeɪs, hˌuːz nˈeɪmz ænd dˈeɪts juː kæn fˈaɪnd æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv ðɪs bˈʊk ɪf juː kˈɛɹ tə lˈʊk ðˌɛm ˈʌp. ðiːz nˈeɪmz mˈeɪ biː sˈiːn ɔnðə mˈæp ˌɔn pˈiː. sˈɪksti nˈaɪn. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ˌoʊˌɛldˈiː fɹˈæns ˈoʊnli ɐ fjˈuː ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ᵻvˈɛnts hˈæpənd ɪn fɹˈæns dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈɛkst tˈuː sˈɛntʃɚɹiz, baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðə mˈɛɹəvˌɪn dʒˈaɪənz hæd sˈiːst fɚɹˈɛvɚ tʊ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪ ðə θɹˈoʊn. dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt tˈaɪm ðə fˈɜːst kˈɪŋz wɜː bɹˈeɪv, ænd ðɛɹ səksˈɛsɚz wɜːɹ ɪn tˈɜːn kɹˈuːəl, ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ fˈʌl, slˈaɪ, ænd kˈaʊɚdli, ˈiːtʃ ɹˈuːlɚ sˈɪŋkɪŋ ɐ lˈɪɾəl lˈoʊɚ ðɐn ðə wˈʌn hˌuː kˈeɪm bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm.