text_original: "We have seen reason to think that Charles himself was only half persuaded of its expedienc3^ It was a noble idea, this revival of the old world wide empire and its conversion into a CivUas Dei, the realized dream of St. Augustine.
text_transcription: WE HAVE SEEN REASON TO THINK THAT CHARLES HIMSELF WAS ONLY HALF PERSUADED OF ITS EXPEDIENCY IT WAS A NOBLE IDEA THIS REVIVAL OF THE OLD WORLD WIDE EMPIRE IN ITS CONVERSION INTO A CHEVI TASTE THE REALIZED DREAM OF SAINT AUGUSTINE
phonemes: "wiː hæv sˈiːn ɹˈiːzən tə θˈɪŋk ðæt tʃˈɑːɹlz hɪmsˈɛlf wʌz ˈoʊnli hˈæf pɚswˈeɪdᵻd ʌv ɪts ɛkspˈiːdiəŋk θɹˈiː ɪt wʌzɐ nˈoʊbəl aɪdˈiə, ðɪs ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld wˈɜːld wˈaɪd ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ɪts kənvˈɜːʒən ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪv jˈuːæz dˈeɪ, ðə ɹˈiːəlaɪzd dɹˈiːm ʌv sənt. ˈɔːɡəstˌiːn.