text_original: He was made Minister of War in December, 1791, and the general impres  sion prevailed that Madame de Stael's influence Digitized by VjOOQIC 58 MADAME DE STAEL had contributed to his appointment He was young and full of hope, and proposed to himself the impossible task of encouraging the action of the Assembly at the same time as he sought to reconstruct the popularity of the King.
text_transcription: HE WAS MADE MINISTER OF WAR IN DECEMBER SEVENTEEN NINETY ONE AND THE GENERAL IMPRESSION PREVAILED THAT MADAME DE STAEL'S INFLUENCE HAD CONTRIBUTED TO HIS APPOINTMENT HE WAS YOUNG AND FULL OF HOPE AND PROPOSED TO HIMSELF THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF ENCOURAGING THE ACTION OF THE ASSEMBLY AT THE SAME TIME AS HE SOUGHT TO RECONSTRUCT THE POPULARITY OF THE KING
phonemes: hiː wʌz mˌeɪd mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv wˈɔːɹ ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ænd ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪmpɹˈɛz sɪˈɑːn pɹɪvˈeɪld ðæt mˈædəm də stˈeɪlz ˈɪnfluːəns dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk fˈɪfti ˈeɪt mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈeɪl hæd kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə hɪz ɐpˈɔɪntmənt hiː wʌz jˈʌŋ ænd fˈʊl ʌv hˈoʊp, ænd pɹəpˈoʊzd tə hɪmsˈɛlf ðɪ ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tˈæsk ʌv ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒɪŋ ðɪ ˈækʃən ʌvðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm æz hiː sˈɔːt tə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkt ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ʌvðə kˈɪŋ.