text_original: She seems to have been in an unusually depressed state of mind, and recurred perpetually to the hardships of exile. In April, 1808, shortly before starting again for Weimar, she addressed a letter to her former Digitized by VjOOQIC 150 MADAME DE STA&L friend, the ungrateful Talleyrand, begging him to interest himself for the payment of the two mill  ions left by her father in the French Treasury.
text_transcription: SHE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN IN AN UNUSUALLY DEPRESSED STATE OF MIND AND RECURRED PERPETUALLY TO THE HARDSHIPS OF EXILE IN APRIL EIGHTEEN O EIGHT SHORTLY BEFORE STARTING AGAIN FOR WEIMAR SHE ADDRESSED A LETTER TO HER FORMER FRIEND THE UNGRATEFUL TOLERANT BEGGING HIM TO INTEREST HIMSELF FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE TWO MILLIONS LEFT BY HER FATHER IN THE FRENCH TREASURY
phonemes: ʃiː sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn ɪn ɐn ʌnjˈuːʒuːəli dᵻpɹˈɛst stˈeɪt ʌv mˈaɪnd, ænd ɹᵻkˈɜːd pɚpˈɛtʃuːəli tə ðə hˈɑːɹdʃɪps ʌv ˈɛɡzaɪl. ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌɔːɹ stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɐɡˈɛn fɔːɹ wˈaɪmɚ, ʃiː ɐdɹˈɛst ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tə hɜː fˈɔːɹmɚ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪ ænd ˈɛl fɹˈɛnd, ðɪ ʌŋɡɹˈeɪtfəl tˈɔːlɪɹˌænd, bˈɛɡɪŋ hˌɪm tʊ ˈɪntɹɛst hɪmsˈɛlf fɚðə pˈeɪmənt ʌvðə tˈuː mˈɪl ˈaɪɑːnz lˈɛft baɪ hɜː fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪnðə fɹˈɛntʃ tɹˈɛʒɚɹi.