text_original: On the brink of the irrevocable, even the pride of controversy may come to be a little thing ; and Buffon's wearied spirit perhaps recoiled from fur  ther speculation on the eternal problem of futu  rity. And to be at one, in that supreme moment, With the pitying woman who had come to solace his final agony, may have weighed with him above the praise and blame over which the grave was to triumph forever.
text_transcription: ON THE BRINK OF THE IRREVOCABLE EVEN THE PRIDE OF CONTROVERSY MAY COME TO BE A LITTLE THING AND BEAUFFON'S WEARIED SPIRIT PERHAPS RECOILED FROM FURTHER SPECULATION ON THE ETERNAL PROBLEM OF FUTURITY AND TO BE IT ONE IN THAT SUPREME MOMENT WITH THE PITYING WOMAN WHO HAD COME TO SOLACE HIS FINAL AGONY MAY HAVE WEIGHED WITH HIM ABOVE THE PRAISE AND BLAME OVER WHICH THE GRAVE WAS TO TRIUMPH FOR EVER
phonemes: ɔnðə bɹˈɪŋk ʌvðɪ ɪɹᵻvˈɑːkəbəl, ˈiːvən ðə pɹˈaɪd ʌv kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi mˈeɪ kˈʌm təbi ɐ lˈɪɾəl θˈɪŋ ; ænd bˈʌfənz wˈɪɹid spˈɪɹɪt pɚhˈæps ɹᵻkˈɔɪld fɹʌm fˈɜː ðɚ spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən ɔnðɪ ɪtˈɜːnəl pɹˈɑːbləm ʌv fˈuːɾuː ɹˈɪɾi. ænd təbi æt wˌʌn, ɪn ðæt suːpɹˈiːm mˈoʊmənt, wɪððə pˈɪɾiɪŋ wˈʊmən hˌuː hæd kˈʌm tə sˈɑːlɪs hɪz fˈaɪnəl ˈæɡəni, mˌeɪhɐv wˈeɪd wɪð hˌɪm əbˌʌv ðə pɹˈeɪz ænd blˈeɪm ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡɹˈeɪv wʌz tə tɹˈaɪʌmf fɚɹˈɛvɚ.