text_original: The ancient Universities thus show themselves " no longer content to be only in the strict sense of the phrase ' seats of learning ' ; they now desire to be mother cities of intellectual colonies, and to spread the influ  ence of their teaching throughout the land
text_transcription: THE ANCIENT UNIVERSITIES THUS SHOWED THEMSELVES NO LONGER CONTENT TO BE ONLY IN THE STRICT SENSE OF THE PHRASE SEATS OF LEARNING THEY NOW DESIRE TO BE MOTHER CITIES OF INTELLECTUAL COLONIES AND TO SPREAD THE INFLUENCE OF THEIR TEACHING THROUGHOUT THE LAND
phonemes: ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ðˈʌs ʃˈoʊ ðɛmsˈɛlvz " nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ kˈɑːntɛnt təbi ˈoʊnli ɪnðə stɹˈɪkt sˈɛns ʌvðə fɹˈeɪz sˈiːts ʌv lˈɜːnɪŋ ; ðeɪ nˈaʊ dɪzˈaɪɚ təbi mˈʌðɚ sˈɪɾiz ʌv ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl kˈɑːləniz, ænd tə spɹˈɛd ðɪ ˈɪnfluː ɛnsˈɛ ʌv ðɛɹ tˈiːtʃɪŋ θɹuːˈaʊt ðə lˈænd