text_original: Never before has that famous epigram, 'Genius is patience/ received so splendid a confirmation. 118 PASTEUR ^^It is this admirable combination of theoreti  cal and practical work which the Government proposes that you should honour with a na  tional recompense.
text_transcription: NEVER BEFORE HAS THAT FAMOUS EPIGRAM GENIUS IS PATIENCE RECEIVED SO SPLENDID A CONFIRMATION IT IS THIS ADMIRABLE COMBINATION OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL WORK WHICH THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES THAT YOU SHOULD HONOR WITH A NATIONAL RECOMPENSE
phonemes: nˈɛvɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɐz ðæt fˈeɪməs ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæm, dʒˈiːnɪəs ɪz pˈeɪʃəns slˈæʃ ɹᵻsˈiːvd sˌoʊ splˈɛndɪd ɐ kɑːnfɚmˈeɪʃən. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn pæstˈʊɹ ɪɾ ɪz ðɪs ˈædmᵻɹəbəl kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv θˈiəɹɛɾi kˈæl ænd pɹˈæktɪkəl wˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt pɹəpˈoʊzᵻz ðæt juː ʃˌʊd ˈɑːnɚ wɪð ɐ nˈɑː ʃənˈæl ɹˈɛkəmpˌɛns.