text_original: Madame de Stael stated her conviction that the ' palmy days of French wit were over, and that the literature of the future, if it wished to flour  ish, must invest itself with greater gravity.
text_transcription: MADAME DE STAEL STATED HER CONVICTION THAT THE PALMY DAYS OF FRENCH WIT WERE OVER AND THAT THE LITERATURE OF THE FUTURE IF IT WISHED TO FLOURISH MUST INVEST ITSELF WITH GREATER GRAVITY
phonemes: mˈædəm də stˈeɪl stˈeɪɾᵻd hɜː kənvˈɪkʃən ðætðə pˈɑːmi dˈeɪz ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ wˈɪt wɜːɹ ˈoʊvɚ, ænd ðætðə lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌvðə fjˈuːtʃɚ, ɪf ɪt wˈɪʃt tə flˈaʊɚɹ ˈɪʃ, mˈʌst ɪnvˈɛst ɪtsˈɛlf wɪð ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ɡɹˈævᵻɾi.