text_original: For, in her view, the value of literature consist  ing exclusively in the amount of thought that it contained, introspective poetry became a mere Digitized by VjOOQIC 2l6 MADAME DE STAEL. bridge which the mind traversed on its way to wider horizons.
text_transcription: FOR IN HER VIEW THE VALUE OF LITERATURE CONSISTING EXCLUSIVELY IN THE AMOUNT OF THOUGHT THAT IT CONTAINED INTROSPECTIVE POETRY BECAME A MERE BRIDGE WHICH THE MIND TRAVERSED ON ITS WAY TO WIDER HORIZONS
phonemes: fɔːɹ, ɪn hɜː vjˈuː, ðə vˈæljuː ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ kənsˈɪst ˈɪŋ ɛksklˈuːsɪvli ɪnðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv θˈɔːt ðˌɐɾɪt kəntˈeɪnd, ˌɪntɹəspˈɛktɪv pˈoʊɪtɹi bɪkˌeɪm ɐ mˈɪɹ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuː ˈɛl sˈɪks mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈeɪl. bɹˈɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ ðə mˈaɪnd tɹɐvˈɜːst ˌɔn ɪts wˈeɪ tə wˈaɪdɚ hɚɹˈaɪzənz.