text_original: He wanted steadiness of intellectual purpose — a "belfry," as St. Beuve expresses it; in other words, some central fact of mind round which all his ideas could rally — but he had plenty of insight, and, amid the universal eulogium of Madame de Stael's powers, seems to have been the first to point out a defect in her which Schiller com  mented on later.
text_transcription: HE WANTED STEADINESS OF INTELLECTUAL PURPOSE A BELFRY AS SAINT BOUVE EXPRESSES IT IN OTHER WORDS SOME CENTRAL FACT OF MIND ROUND WHICH ALL HIS IDEAS COULD RALLY BUT HE HAD PLENTY OF INSIGHT AND AMID THE UNIVERSAL EULOGIUM OF MADAME DE STAEL'S POWERS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO POINT OUT A DEFECT IN HER WHICH SCHILLER COMMENTED ON LATER
phonemes: hiː wˈɔntᵻd stˈɛdinəs ʌv ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl pˈɜːpəs — ˈeɪ "bˈɛlfɹi," æz sənt. bjˈuːv ɛkspɹˈɛsᵻz ɪt; ɪn ˈʌðɚ wˈɜːdz, sˌʌm sˈɛntɹəl fˈækt ʌv mˈaɪnd ɹˈaʊnd wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːl hɪz aɪdˈiəz kʊd ɹˈæli — bˌʌt hiː hæd plˈɛnti ʌv ˈɪnsaɪt, ænd, ɐmˈɪd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl jˈuːloʊdʒəm ʌv mˈædəm də stˈeɪlz pˈaʊɚz, sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn ðə fˈɜːst tə pˈɔɪnt ˈaʊt ɐ dˈiːfɛkt ɪn hɜː wˌɪtʃ ʃˈɪlɚ kˈɑːm mˈɛntᵻd ˌɔn lˈeɪɾɚ.