text_original: Her portrait of Napo  leon is unsurpassable for force and irony, for sarcasm and truth. All she possessed of epi  grammatic power seems to have come unsought Digitized by VjOOQIC 238 MADAME DE STAEL. to enable her to avenge herself on the mean, great man who had feared her enough to exile and persecute her.
text_transcription: HER PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON IS UNSURPASSABLE FOR FORCE AND IRONY FOR SARCASM AND TRUTH ALL SHE POSSESSED OF EPIGRAMMATIC POWER SEEMS TO HAVE COME UNSOUGHT TO ENABLE HER TO AVENGE HERSELF ON THE MEAN GREAT MAN WHO HAD FEARED HER ENOUGH TO EXILE AND PERSECUTE HER
phonemes: hɜː pˈɔːɹtɹɪt ʌv nˈɑːpoʊ lˈiːɑːn ɪz ʌnsɚpˈæsəbəl fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹs ænd ˈaɪɹəni, fɔːɹ sˈɑːɹkæzəm ænd tɹˈuːθ. ˈɔːl ʃiː pəzˈɛst ʌv ˈɛpi ɡɹæmˈæɾɪk pˈaʊɚ sˈiːmz tə hæv kˈʌm ʌnsˈɔːt dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈeɪl. tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl hɜː tʊ ɐvˈɛndʒ hɜːsˈɛlf ɔnðə mˈiːn, ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæn hˌuː hæd fˈɪɹd hɜːɹ ɪnˈʌf tʊ ˈɛɡzaɪl ænd pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt hɜː.