text_original: To this pageant succeeded various costume quadrilles, in which Digitized by VjOOQLC VISITS GERMANY. 1 37 Kotzebue appeared as a priest of Mercury, poppy crowned, caduceus in hand, and so ugly and awk  ward, that Madame de Stael wonders why her imagination was not irretrievably ruined by the sight of him.
text_transcription: TO THIS PAGEANT SUCCEEDED VARIOUS COSTUME QUADRILLES IN WHICH KOSSEBU APPEARED AS THE PRIEST OF MERCURY POPPY CROWNED CADUCUSES IN HAND SO UGLY AND AWKWARD THAT MADAME DE STALE WONDERS WHY HER IMAGINATION WAS NOT IRRETRIEVABLY RUINED BY THE SIGHT OF HIM
phonemes: tə ðɪs pˈædʒənt səksˈiːdᵻd vˈɛɹiəs kˈɔstuːm kwˈɑːdɹɪlz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːklk vˈɪzɪts dʒˈɜːməni. wˈʌn θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən kˈɑːtsɪbjˌuː ɐpˈɪɹd æz ɐ pɹˈiːst ʌv mˈɜːkjʊɹi, pˈɑːpi kɹˈaʊnd, kædʒˈuːsɪəs ɪn hˈænd, ænd sˌoʊ ˈʌɡli ænd ˈɔːk wˈɔːɹd, ðæt mˈædəm də stˈeɪl wˈʌndɚz wˌaɪ hɜːɹ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən wʌz nˌɑːt ɪɹᵻtɹˈiːvəbli ɹˈuːɪnd baɪ ðə sˈaɪt ʌv hˌɪm.