text_original: For many reasons, some of them dependent on the political bias of monarchical writers, it has Digitized by VjOOQLC VISITS GERMANY. 1 29 been the fashion to proclaim Madame de Stael's opposition to Napoleon as inspired by pure hatred of despotism. To us this does not seem quite a correct version. If it were, Madame de Stael would have been a totally different person ; cold  er, less impulsively benevolent, less thoroughly womanly.
text_transcription: FOR MANY REASONS SOME OF THEM DEPENDENT ON THE POLITICAL BIAS OF MONARCHICAL WRITERS IT HAS BEEN THE FASHION TO PROCLAIM MADAME DE STAEL'S OPPOSITION TO NAPOLEON AS INSPIRED BY A PURE HATRED OF DESPOTISM TO US THIS DOES NOT SEEM QUITE A CORRECT VERSION IF IT WERE MADAME DE STAEL WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON COLDER LESS IMPULSIVELY BENEVOLENT LESS THOROUGHLY WOMANLY
phonemes: fɔːɹ mˈɛni ɹˈiːzənz, sˌʌm ʌv ðˌɛm dᵻpˈɛndənt ɔnðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl bˈaɪəs ʌv mənˈɑːɹkɪkəl ɹˈaɪɾɚz, ɪt hɐz dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːklk vˈɪzɪts dʒˈɜːməni. wˈʌn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn bˌɪn ðə fˈæʃən tə pɹəklˈeɪm mˈædəm də stˈeɪlz ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə nɐpˈoʊlɪən æz ɪnspˈaɪɚd baɪ pjˈʊɹ hˈeɪtɹɪd ʌv dˈɛspətˌɪzəm. tʊ ˌʌs ðɪs dʌznˌɑːt sˈiːm kwˈaɪt ɐ kɚɹˈɛkt vˈɜːʒən. ɪf ɪt wɜː, mˈædəm də stˈeɪl wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐ tˈoʊɾəli dˈɪfɹənt pˈɜːsən ; kˈoʊld ˈɜː, lˈɛs ɪmpˈʌlsɪvli bənˈɛvələnt, lˈɛs θˈʌɹoʊli wˈʊmənli.