text_original: That pleasant city, since giving up its own political ideals and falling under the sway of Berne, had lapsed into easy  going, intellectual ways, and even professed a dis  creet and modified form of Voltairianism. Ever since the author of the " Henriade " had dazzled it with his presence, it had been on the look out for illustrious personalities, and welcomed all for  eigners who showed any promise of literary dis  tinction.
text_transcription: THAT PLEASANT CITY SINCE GIVING UP ITS OWN POLITICAL IDEALS AND FALLING UNDER THE SWAY OF FAIRN HAD LAPSED INTO EASY GOING INTELLECTUAL WAYS AND EVEN PROFESSED A DISCREET AND MODIFIED FORM OF VOLTAIRIANISM EVER SINCE THE AUTHOR OF THE ANGRIADE HAD DAZZLED IT WITH HIS PRESENCE IT HAD BEEN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONALITIES AND WELCOMED ALL FOREIGNERS WHO SHOWED ANY PROMISE OF LITERARY DISTINCTION
phonemes: ðæt plˈɛzənt sˈɪɾi, sˈɪns ɡˈɪvɪŋ ˌʌp ɪts ˈoʊn pəlˈɪɾɪkəl aɪdˈiəlz ænd fˈɔːlɪŋ ˌʌndɚ ðə swˈeɪ ʌv bˈɜːn, hæd lˈæpst ˌɪntʊ ˈiːzi ɡˈoʊɪŋ, ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl wˈeɪz, ænd ˈiːvən pɹəfˈɛst ɐ dˈɪs kɹˈiːt ænd mˈɑːdᵻfˌaɪd fˈɔːɹm ʌv vˈoʊltɛɹˌiənɪzəm. ˈɛvɚ sˈɪns ðɪ ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌvðə " hˈɛnɹɪˌeɪd " hæd dˈæzəld ɪt wɪð hɪz pɹˈɛzəns, ɪt hɐdbɪn ɔnðə lˈʊk ˈaʊt fɔːɹ ɪlˈʌstɹiəs pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾiz, ænd wˈɛlkʌmd ˈɔːl fɔːɹ ˈeɪnɚz hˌuː ʃˈoʊd ˌɛni pɹˈɑːmɪs ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi dˈɪs tˈɪŋkʃən.