text_original: In that event some of the glorious fruits of art and literature which were ripened in the independent Italian repub  lics of the Middle Ages might never have been brought 328 CHARLEMAGNE. forth, but the Italians, though a less artistic people, would have been spared much bloodshed and many despairs.
text_transcription: IN THAT EVENT SOME OF THE GLORIOUS FRUITS OF ART AND LITERATURE WHICH WERE RIPENED IN THE INDEPENDENT ITALIAN REPUBLICS OF THE MIDDLE AGES MIGHT NEVER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORTH BUT THE ITALIANS THOUGH A LESS ARTISTIC PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN SPARED MUCH BLOODSHED AND MANY DESPAIRS
phonemes: ɪn ðæt ᵻvˈɛnt sˌʌm ʌvðə ɡlˈɔːɹiəs fɹˈuːts ʌv ˈɑːɹt ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ wˌɪtʃ wɜː ɹˈaɪpənd ɪnðɪ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɪtˈæliən ɹᵻpˈʌb lˈɪks ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz mˌaɪt nˈɛvɚ hɐvbɪn bɹˈɔːt θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni. fˈɔːɹθ, bˌʌt ðɪ ɪtˈæliənz, ðˌoʊ ɐ lˈɛs ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk pˈiːpəl, wʊdhɐv bˌɪn spˈɛɹd mˈʌtʃ blˈʌdʃɛd ænd mˈɛni dᵻspˈɛɹz.