text_original: Born prematurely in the Dau  phin's Court, the seventeenth century was draw  ing on apace,  r  the seventeenth century, with its moonstruck romance, its genius for mathematics, its conflict of science and superstition, its perver  sities of torture and fanaticism.
text_transcription: BORN PREMATURELY IN THE DAUPHIN'S COURT THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WAS DRAWING ON APACE THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WITH ITS MOONSTRUCK ROMANCE ITS GENIUS FOR MATHEMATICS ITS CONFLICT OF SCIENCE AND SUPERSTITION ITS PERVERSITIES OF TORTURE AND FANATICISM
phonemes: bˈɔːɹn pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹli ɪnðə dˈaʊ fˈɪnz kˈɔːɹt, ðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wʌz dɹˈɔː ˈɪŋ ˌɔn ɐpˈeɪs,  ˈɑːɹ ðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, wɪð ɪts mˈuːnstɹʌk ɹoʊmˈæns, ɪts dʒˈiːnɪəs fɔːɹ mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks, ɪts kˈɑːnflɪkt ʌv sˈaɪəns ænd sˈuːpɚstˈɪʃən, ɪts pɚvˈɜː sˈɪɾiz ʌv tˈɔːɹtʃɚ ænd fɐnˈæɾɪsˌɪzəm.