text_original: It was during the last half of the eighteenth century that this question was tried. Before the flood of the French ^Revolution, which was in its essence only the exaggerated triumph of principles already acknowledged in England, swept resistlessly over Europe, a brief space was allowed for the effort of the crowned heads to show, by wise and sympathetic reforms, that they were worthy of the place they held.
text_transcription: IT WAS DURING THE LAST HALF OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THAT THIS QUESTION WAS TRIED BEFORE THE FLOOD OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION WHICH WAS IN ITS ESSENCE ONLY THE EXAGGERATED TRIUMPH OF PRINCIPLES ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED IN ENGLAND SWEPT RESISTLESSLY OVER EUROPE A BRIEF SPACE WAS ALLOWED FOR THE EFFORT OF THE CROWNED HEADS TO SHOW BY WISE AND SYMPATHETIC REFORMS THAT THEY WERE WORTHY OF THE PLACE THEY HELD
phonemes: ɪt wʌz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə lˈæst hˈæf ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðæt ðɪs kwˈɛstʃən wʌz tɹˈaɪd. bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə flˈʌd ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪn ɪts ˈɛsəns ˈoʊnli ðɪ ɛɡzˈædʒɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd tɹˈaɪʌmf ʌv pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, swˈɛpt ɹᵻzˈɪstləsli ˌoʊvɚ jˈʊɹɹəp, ɐ bɹˈiːf spˈeɪs wʌz ɐlˈaʊd fɚðɪ ˈɛfɚt ʌvðə kɹˈaʊnd hˈɛdz tə ʃˈoʊ, baɪ wˈaɪz ænd sˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmz, ðæt ðeɪ wɜː wˈɜːði ʌvðə plˈeɪs ðeɪ hˈɛld.