text_original: On the brink of the irrevocable, even the pride of controversy may come to be a little thing ; and Buffon's wearied spirit perhaps recoiled from fur  ther speculation on the eternal problem of futu  rity.
text_transcription: ON THE BRINK OF THE IRREVOCABLE EVEN THE PRIDE OF CONTROVERSY MAY COME TO BE A LITTLE THING AND BEAUFFON'S WEARIED SPIRIT PERHAPS RECOILED FROM FURTHER SPECULATION ON THE ETERNAL PROBLEM OF FUTURITY
phonemes: ɔnðə bɹˈɪŋk ʌvðɪ ɪɹᵻvˈɑːkəbəl, ˈiːvən ðə pɹˈaɪd ʌv kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi mˈeɪ kˈʌm təbi ɐ lˈɪɾəl θˈɪŋ ; ænd bˈʌfənz wˈɪɹid spˈɪɹɪt pɚhˈæps ɹᵻkˈɔɪld fɹʌm fˈɜː ðɚ spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən ɔnðɪ ɪtˈɜːnəl pɹˈɑːbləm ʌv fˈuːɾuː ɹˈɪɾi.