text_original: No " rose water surgery " (to use Carlyle's phrase) could have sufficed. Financial ruin and moral degradation had stared us in the face.
text_transcription: NO ROSE WATER SURGERY TO USE CARLYLE'S PHRASE COULD HAVE SUFFICED FINANCIAL RUIN AND MORAL DEGRADATION HAD STARED US IN THE FACE
phonemes: nˈoʊ " ɹˈoʊz wˈɔːɾɚ sˈɜːdʒɚɹi " (tə jˈuːz kˈɑːɹlaɪlz fɹˈeɪz) kˌʊdɐv səfˈaɪst. faɪnˈænʃəl ɹˈuːɪn ænd mˈɔːɹəl dᵻɡɹɐdˈeɪʃən hæd stˈɛɹd ˌʌs ɪnðə fˈeɪs.