text_original: M. Thiers was then her Prime Minister: he was a man of quick fancy, restless and ambitious tempera  ment, and what we cannot help calling a vulgar spirit of national self sufficiency — we are speaking now of the Thiers of 1840, not of the wise and capable statesman, tempered and tried by the fire of adversity, who reorganised France out of the ruin and welter of 1870.
text_transcription: MONSIEUR TIERES WAS THEN HER PRIME MINISTER HE WAS A MAN OF QUICK FANCY RESTLESS AND AMBITIOUS TEMPERAMENT AND WHAT WE CANNOT HELP CALLING A VULGAR SPIRIT OF NATIONAL SELF SUFFICIENCY WE ARE SPEAKING NOW OF THE TIER OF EIGHTEEN FORTY NOT OF THE WISE AND CAPABLE STATESMEN TEMPERED AND TRIED BY THE FIRE OF ADVERSITY WHO REORGANIZED FRANCE OUT OF THE RUIN AND WELTER OF EIGH
phonemes: ˈɛm. θˈɪɹz wʌz ðˈɛn hɜː pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ: hiː wʌzɐ mˈæn ʌv kwˈɪk fˈænsi, ɹˈɛstləs ænd æmbˈɪʃəs tˈɛmpɚɹə mˈɛnt, ænd wʌt wiː kænˈɑːt hˈɛlp kˈɔːlɪŋ ɐ vˈʌlɡɚ spˈɪɹɪt ʌv nˈæʃənəl sˈɛlf səfˈɪʃənsi — wiː ɑːɹ spˈiːkɪŋ nˈaʊ ʌvðə θˈɪɹz ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi, nˌɑːt ʌvðə wˈaɪz ænd kˈeɪpəbəl stˈeɪtsmən, tˈɛmpɚd ænd tɹˈaɪd baɪ ðə fˈaɪɚɹ ʌv ædvˈɚsᵻɾi, hˌuː ɹɪˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd fɹˈæns ˌaʊɾəv ðə ɹˈuːɪn ænd wˈɛltɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.