text_original: It was the first instance, since the days of Sully, of such an honor being granted to a Prot  estant ; it was given at a moment when the sug  gestion to restore civil rights to those of alien faith had been bitterly resented by the French clergy ; and it was one of the many signs (for those who had eyes to see) that the last hour of the old regime had struck. The nomination was hailed with a burst of ap  plause from one end of France to the other.
text_transcription: IT WAS THE FIRST INSTANCE SINCE THE DAYS OF SULI OF SUCH AN HONOR BEING GRANTED TO A PROTESTANT IT WAS GIVEN AT A MOMENT WHEN THE SUGGESTION TO RESTORE CIVIL RIGHTS TO THOSE OF ALIEN FAITH HAD BEEN BITTERLY RESENTED BY THE FRENCH CLERGY AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MANY SIGNS FOR THOSE WHO HAD EYES TO SEE THAT THE LAST HOUR OF THE OLD REGIME HAD STRUCK THE NOMINATION WAS HAILED WITH A BURST OF APPLAUSE FROM ONE END OF FRANCE TO THE OTHER
phonemes: ɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst ˈɪnstəns, sˈɪns ðə dˈeɪz ʌv sˈʌli, ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˈɑːnɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɡɹˈæntᵻd tʊ ɐ pɹˈɑːt ˈɛstənt ; ɪt wʌz ɡˈɪvən æɾə mˈoʊmənt wɛn ðə sˈʌɡ dʒˈɛstʃən tə ɹᵻstˈɔːɹ sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts tə ðoʊz ʌv ˈeɪliən fˈeɪθ hɐdbɪn bˈɪɾɚli ɹiːsˈɛntᵻd baɪ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ klˈɜːdʒi ; ænd ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛni sˈaɪnz (fɔːɹ ðoʊz hˌuː hæd ˈaɪz tə sˈiː) ðætðə lˈæst ˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld ɹeɪʒˈiːm hæd stɹˈʌk. ðə nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən wʌz hˈeɪld wɪð ɐ bˈɜːst ʌv ˈæp plˈɔːz fɹʌm wˈʌn ˈɛnd ʌv fɹˈæns tə ðɪ ˈʌðɚ.