text_original: Gibbon had a cold and unimpassioned spirit. I never felt more inclination to rail at the preju  dices which cling to such a thing, than now that Julie and Clarens, Lausanne and the Roman Empire, compelled me to a contrast between Rousseau and Gibbon.
text_transcription: GIBBON HAD A COLD AND UNIMPASSIONED SPIRIT I NEVER FELT MORE INCLINATION TO RAIL AT THE PREJUDICES WHICH CLING TO SUCH A THING THAN NOW THAT JULIE AND CLARENCE LAZON AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE COMPELLED ME TO A CONTRAST BETWEEN ROUSSEAU AND GIBBON
phonemes: ɡˈɪbən hæd ɐ kˈoʊld ænd ˌʌnɪmpˈæʃənd spˈɪɹɪt. aɪ nˈɛvɚ fˈɛlt mˈɔːɹ ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən tə ɹˈeɪl æt ðə pɹˈɛdʒuː dˈaɪsᵻz wˌɪtʃ klˈɪŋ tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ θˈɪŋ, ðɐn nˈaʊ ðæt dʒˈuːli ænd klˈæɹənz, loʊzˈɑːn ænd ðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, kəmpˈɛld mˌiː tʊ ɐ kˈɑːntɹæst bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˈaʊsoʊ ænd ɡˈɪbən.