text_original: The famous saying of Prince Bismarck, that it was better for a man to have forgotten Latin and Greek than never to have learned anything of them, appears to have been the central theory of education when Anne was Queen of England. The modem languages — at least French, Italian, and German — ^were special studies which were only insisted upon when they were regarded as likely to be of direct and practical advan  tage in the student's future course of life.
text_transcription: THE FAMOUS SAYING OF PRINCE BISMARCK THAT IT WAS BETTER FOR A MAN TO HAVE FORGOTTEN LATIN AND GREEK THAN NEVER TO HAVE LEARNED ANYTHING OF THEM APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE CENTRAL THEORY OF EDUCATION WHEN ANNE WAS QUEEN OF ENGLAND THE MODERN LANGUAGES AT LEAST FRENCH ITALIAN AND GERMAN WERE SPECIAL STUDIES WHICH WERE ONLY INSISTED UPON WHEN THEY WERE REGARDED AS LIKELY TO BE OF DIRECT AND PRACTICAL ADVANTAGE IN THE STUDENTS FUTURE COURSE OF LIFE
phonemes: ðə fˈeɪməs sˈeɪɪŋ ʌv pɹˈɪns bˈɪsmɑːɹk, ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz bˈɛɾɚ fɚɹə mˈæn tə hæv fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ lˈætɪn ænd ɡɹˈiːk ðɐn nˈɛvɚ tə hæv lˈɜːnd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ʌv ðˌɛm, ɐpˈɪɹz tə hɐvbɪn ðə sˈɛntɹəl θˈiəɹi ʌv ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən wɛn ˈæn wʌz kwˈiːn ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd. ðə mˈoʊdəm lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz — æt lˈiːst fɹˈɛntʃ, ɪtˈæliən, ænd dʒˈɜːmən — wɜː spˈɛʃəl stˈʌdiz wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli ɪnsˈɪstᵻd əpˌɑːn wɛn ðeɪ wɜː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz lˈaɪkli təbi ʌv dᵻɹˈɛkt ænd pɹˈæktɪkəl ɐdvˈæn tˈeɪdʒ ɪnðə stˈuːdənts fjˈuːtʃɚ kˈɔːɹs ʌv lˈaɪf.