text_original: . . . Before I came to France, I cherished, you know, an opinion that strong yirtues might exist with the polished manners produced by the progress of ciyilisation ; and I eyen anticipated the epoch, when, in the course of improyement, men would labour to become yirtuouB, without being goaded on by misery.
text_transcription: BEFORE I CAME TO FRANCE I CHERISHED YOU KNOW AN OPINION THAT STRONG VIRTUES MIGHT EXIST WITH THE POLISHED MANNERS PRODUCED BY THE PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION AND I EVEN ANTICIPATED THE EPOCH WHEN IN THE COURSE OF IMPROVEMENT MEN WOULD LABOR TO BECOME VIRTUOUS WITHOUT BEING GOADED ON BY MISERY
phonemes: . . . bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ kˈeɪm tə fɹˈæns, aɪ tʃˈɛɹɪʃt, juː nˈoʊ, ɐn əpˈɪniən ðæt stɹˈɔŋ jˈɜːtʃuːz mˌaɪt ɛɡzˈɪst wɪððə pˈɑːlɪʃt mˈænɚz pɹədˈuːst baɪ ðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ʌv sˌɪjɪləzˈeɪʃən ; ænd aɪ ˈaɪn æntˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɛpɑːk, wˌɛn, ɪnðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv ɪmpɹˈɔɪmənt, mˈɛn wʊd lˈeɪbɚ tə bɪkˌʌm jˈɜːtʃuːˌuː bˈiː, wɪðˌaʊt bˌiːɪŋ ɡˈoʊdᵻd ˌɔn baɪ mˈɪzɚɹi.