text_original: Such stories as these captivated the popular imagination ; and the splendid court of Francis, his love of art, his taste in architecture, his con  siderable skill in poetry, — all this completed the national enchantment ; for France, notwithstand  ing her love of thrift, has ever demanded glory or magnificence from her rulers. Also the per  son of the King was widely known.
text_transcription: SUCH STORIES AS THESE CAPTIVATED THE POPULAR IMAGINATION AND THE SPLENDID COURT OF FRANCIS HIS LOVE OF ART HIS TASTE IN ARCHITECTURE HIS CONSIDERABLE SKILL IN POETRY ALL THIS COMPLETED THE NATIONAL ENCHANTMENT FOR FRANCE NOTWITHSTANDING HER LOVE OF THRIFT HAS EVER DEMANDED GLORY OR MAGNIFICENCE FROM HER RULERS ALSO THE PERSON OF THE KING WAS WIDELY KNOWN
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ stˈɔːɹiz æz ðiːz kˈæptᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən ; ænd ðə splˈɛndɪd kˈɔːɹt ʌv fɹˈænsɪs, hɪz lˈʌv ʌv ˈɑːɹt, hɪz tˈeɪst ɪn ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ, hɪz kˈɑːn sˈaɪdɚɹəbəl skˈɪl ɪn pˈoʊɪtɹi, — ˈɔːl ðɪs kəmplˈiːɾᵻd ðə nˈæʃənəl ɛntʃˈæntmənt ; fɔːɹ fɹˈæns, nˈɑːtwɪðstˌænd ˈɪŋ hɜː lˈʌv ʌv θɹˈɪft, hɐz ˈɛvɚ dᵻmˈændᵻd ɡlˈɔːɹi ɔːɹ mæɡnˈɪfɪsəns fɹʌm hɜː ɹˈuːlɚz. ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə pɜː sˈʌn ʌvðə kˈɪŋ wʌz wˈaɪdli nˈoʊn.