text_original: There can be little doubt that it was the influence of Roman and ecclesiastical ideas which tended to EARLY MAYORS OF THE PALACE. 17 exalt the rude chiefs of the Salian tribe into their hiter position of practically despotic monarchs, sur  rounded by a crowd of fawning flatterers and servile courtiers. The effect of this exaltation on the royal house itself was disastrous. Merovingian royalty flowered too soon and faded early.
text_transcription: THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT IT WAS THE INFLUENCE OF ROMAN AND ECCLESIASTICAL IDEAS WHICH TENDED TO EXALT THE RUDE CHIEFS OF THE SALIENT TRIBES INTO THEIR LATER POSITION OF PRACTICALLY DESPOTIC MONARCHS SURROUNDED BY A CROWD OF FAWNING FLATTERERS AND SERVILE COURTIERS THE EFFECT OF THIS EXALTATION ON THE ROYAL HOUSE ITSELF WAS DISASTROUS MERROWBINGIAN ROYALTY FLOWERED TOO SOON AND FADED EARLY
phonemes: ðɛɹ kæn biː lˈɪɾəl dˈaʊt ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv ɹˈoʊmən ænd ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl aɪdˈiəz wˌɪtʃ tˈɛndᵻd tʊ ˈɜːli mˈeɪɚz ʌvðə pˈælɪs. sˈɛvəntˌiːn ɛɡzˈɑːlt ðə ɹˈuːd tʃˈiːfs ʌvðə sˈeɪliən tɹˈaɪb ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ hˈaɪɾɚ pəzˈɪʃən ʌv pɹˈæktɪkli dɛspˈɑːɾɪk mˈɑːnɚkz, sˈɜː ɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ kɹˈaʊd ʌv fˈɔːnɪŋ flˈæɾɚɹɚz ænd sˈɜːvaɪl kˈɔːɹɾɪɹz. ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv ðɪs ɛɡzɐltˈeɪʃən ɔnðə ɹˈɔɪəl hˈaʊs ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz dɪzˈæstɹəs. mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiən ɹˈɔɪəlɾi flˈaʊɚd tˈuː sˈuːn ænd fˈeɪdᵻd ˈɜːli.