text_original: So profound was her passion— or so profound, in her self torment  ing way, did she imagine it to be — that she Digitized by VjOOQIC 6 MADAME DE STAEL. remained constant to her engagement during the four years of Gibbon's absence in England, and wrote him agitated, abject letters of reproach, when he, alleging his father's invincible objec  tions, broke off the engagement.
text_transcription: SO PROFOUND WAS HER PASSION OR SO PROFOUND IN HER OWN SELF TORMENTING WAY DID SHE IMAGINE IT TO BE THAT SHE REMAINED CONSTANT TO HER ENGAGEMENT DURING THE FOUR YEARS OF GIBBON'S ABSENCE IN ENGLAND AND WROTE HIM AGITATED ABJECT LETTERS OF REPROACH WHEN HE ALLEGING HIS FATHER'S INVINCIBLE OBJECTIONS BROKE OFF THE ENGAGEMENT
phonemes: sˌoʊ pɹəfˈaʊnd wʌz hɜː pˈæʃən— ɔːɹ sˌoʊ pɹəfˈaʊnd, ɪn hɜː sˈɛlf tˈɔːɹmɛnt ˈɪŋ wˈeɪ, dˈɪd ʃiː ɪmˈædʒɪn ɪt tə bˈiː — ðæt ʃiː dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk sˈɪks mˈædəm də stˈeɪl. ɹᵻmˈeɪnd kˈɑːnstənt tə hɜːɹ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ʌv ɡˈɪbənz ˈæbsəns ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, ænd ɹˈoʊt hˌɪm ˈædʒᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd, ˈæbdʒɛkt lˈɛɾɚz ʌv ɹᵻpɹˈoʊtʃ, wˌɛn hiː, ɐlˈɛdʒɪŋ hɪz fˈɑːðɚz ɪnvˈɪnsᵻbəl ɑːbdʒˈɛk tɪˈɑːnz, bɹˈoʊk ˈɔf ðɪ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt.