text_original: It was not given to any mortal, eighty years ago, to foresee all this ; and Madame de Stael, who was in most things of a preternatural acuteness, only foresaw the coming despotism and its immediate, not its ultimate, results.
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT GIVEN TO ANY MORTAL EIGHTY YEARS AGO TO FORESEE ALL THIS AND MADAME DE STAEL WHO WAS IN MOST THINGS OF A PRETERNATURAL ACUTENESS ONLY FORESAW THE COMING DESPOTISM AND ITS IMMEDIATE NOT ITS ULTIMATE RESULTS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ɡˈɪvən tʊ ˌɛni mˈɔːɹɾəl, ˈeɪɾi jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, tə fɔːɹsˈiː ˈɔːl ðˈɪs ; ænd mˈædəm də stˈeɪl, hˌuː wʌz ɪn mˈoʊst θˈɪŋz əvə pɹɪɾɚnˈætʃɚɹəl ɐkjˈuːtnəs, ˈoʊnli fˈɔːɹsɔː ðə kˈʌmɪŋ dˈɛspətˌɪzəm ænd ɪts ɪmˈiːdɪət, nˌɑːt ɪts ˈʌltᵻmət, ɹɪzˈʌlts.