text_original: But, if he had cherished the amV>ition of handing down his name to other times," linked with one virtue and a thousand crimes," if 224 A HISTORY OF THE FOUK GEORGES. ch zzzyi. Le had deliberately proposed to force himself npon the attention of posterity as a mere abominable monster, he could hardly have acted with more persistent determina  tion towards such a purpose.
text_transcription: BUT IF HE HAD CHERISHED THE AMBITION OF HANDING DOWN HIS NAME TO OTHER TIMES LINKED WITH ONE VIRTUE AND A THOUSAND CRIMES IF HE HAD DELIBERATELY PROPOSED TO FORCE HIMSELF UPON THE ATTENTION OF POSTERITY AS A MERE ABOMINABLE MONSTER HE COULD HARDLY HAVE ACTED WITH MORE PERSISTENT DETERMINATION TOWARD SUCH A PURPOSE
phonemes: bˌʌt, ɪf hiː hæd tʃˈɛɹɪʃt ðɪ ɐm vˈiː ˈɪʃən ʌv hˈændɪŋ dˌaʊn hɪz nˈeɪm tʊ ˈʌðɚ tˈaɪmz," lˈɪŋkt wɪð wˈʌn vˈɜːtʃuː ænd ɐ θˈaʊzənd kɹˈaɪmz," ɪf tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈaʊk dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ zˌiːzˈiːzˈɪi. lə hæd dᵻlˈɪbɚɹətli pɹəpˈoʊzd tə fˈɔːɹs hɪmsˈɛlf ˈɛnpˈɑːn ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən ʌv pɑːstˈɛɹᵻɾi æz ɐ mˈɪɹ ɐbˈɑːmɪnəbəl mˈɔnstɚ, hiː kʊd hˈɑːɹdli hæv ˈæktᵻd wɪð mˈɔːɹ pɚsˈɪstənt dɪtˈɜːmɪnə tɪˈɑːn təwˈɔːɹdz sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈɜːpəs.