text_original: In fifty years . from the first appearance of Clovis as a warrior, the Franks have subdued the whole of modern France (except a little strip of Languedoc), the Low Coun  tries, Switzerland, and all Germany as far as the Elbe and the mountains of Bohemia, except Hanover and a part of Westphalia which is occupied by the untamed and still heathen Saxons. Such a monarchy even now would be the greatest power in Europe.
text_transcription: IN FIFTY YEARS FROM THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF CLOVIS AS A WARRIOR THE FRANKS HAVE SUBDUED THE WHOLE OF MODERN FRANCE EXCEPT THE LITTLE STRIP OF LONGUCH THE LOW COUNTRIES SWITZERLAND AND ALL GERMANY AS FAR AS THE ELB AND THE MOUNTAINS OF BOHEMIA EXCEPT HANOVER AND A PART OF VESTPHALIA WHICH IS OCCUPIED BY THE UNTAMED AND STILL HEATHEN SAXONS SUCH A MONARCHY EVEN NOW WOULD BE THE GREATEST POWER IN EUROPE
phonemes: ɪn fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz . fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst ɐpˈɪɹəns ʌv klˈʌvɪs æz ɐ wˈɔːɹɪɚ, ðə fɹˈæŋks hæv sʌbdˈuːd ðə hˈoʊl ʌv mˈɑːdɚn fɹˈæns (ɛksˈɛpt ɐ lˈɪɾəl stɹˈɪp ʌv lˈæŋdɑːk), ðə lˈoʊ kˈaʊn tɹˈaɪz, swˈɪtsɚlənd, ænd ˈɔːl dʒˈɜːməni æz fˈɑːɹ æz ðɪ ˈɛlbə ænd ðə mˈaʊntɪnz ʌv boʊhˈiːmiə, ɛksˈɛpt hˈænoʊvɚ ænd ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv wɛstfˈeɪliə wˌɪtʃ ɪz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðɪ ʌntˈeɪmd ænd stˈɪl hˈiːðən sˈæksənz. sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈɑːnɚki ˈiːvən nˈaʊ wʊd biː ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp.