text_original: But joined to all these qualities in him were just the foibles which spoil an image for posterity. He had a (HO Digitized by VjOOQIC 142 MADAME DE STAML profound compassion for what he considered the hardships of his lot. It is touching to read the way — so simple, loving, and yet ingenuous — in which Madame de Stael records such facts as the following : — " It was painful to him to be old.
text_transcription: BUT JOINED TO ALL THESE QUALITIES IN HIM WERE JUST THE FOIBLES WHICH SPOIL AN IMAGE FOR POSTERITY HE HAD A PROFOUND COMPASSION FOR WHAT HE CONSIDERED THE HARDSHIPS OF HIS LOT IT IS TOUCHING TO READ THE WAY SO SIMPLE LOVING AND YET INGENUOUS IN WHICH MADAME DE STAEL RECORDS SUCH FACTS AS THE FOLLOWING IT WAS PAINFUL TO HIM TO BE OLD
phonemes: bˌʌt dʒˈɔɪnd tʊ ˈɔːl ðiːz kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ɪn hˌɪm wɜː dʒˈʌst ðə fˈɔɪbəlz wˌɪtʃ spˈɔɪl ɐn ˈɪmɪdʒ fɔːɹ pɑːstˈɛɹᵻɾi. hiː hæd ˈeɪ (ˌeɪtʃˈoʊ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈæməl pɹəfˈaʊnd kəmpˈæʃən fɔːɹ wʌt hiː kənsˈɪdɚd ðə hˈɑːɹdʃɪps ʌv hɪz lˈɑːt. ɪɾ ɪz tˈʌtʃɪŋ tə ɹˈiːd ðə wˈeɪ — sˌoʊ sˈɪmpəl, lˈʌvɪŋ, ænd jˈɛt ɪndʒˈɛnjuːəs — ɪnwˌɪtʃ mˈædəm də stˈeɪl ɹˈɛkɚdz sˈʌtʃ fˈækts æz ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ : — " ɪt wʌz pˈeɪnfəl tə hˌɪm təbi ˈoʊld.