text_original: Notwithstanding the splendour of intellect which distinguished England during her reign, it must be owned that the general character of English life was somewhat prosaic and commonplace. Even the poetry of England at that time seldom soared to any great height of imagination, and when it endeavoured to appeal to the loftiest emotions seemed unable to make the effort except through the process of imitating the grand old classic authors.
text_transcription: NOTWITHSTANDING THE SPLENDOUR OF INTELLECT WHICH DISTINGUISHED ENGLAND DURING HER REIGN IT MUST BE OWNED THAT THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF ENGLISH LIFE WAS SOMEWHAT PROSAIC AND COMMONPLACE EVEN THE POETRY OF ENGLAND AT THAT TIME SELDOM SOARED TO ANY GREAT HEIGHT OF IMAGINATION AND WHEN IT ENDEAVORED TO APPEAL TO THE LOFTIEST EMOTIONS SEEMED UNABLE TO MAKE THE EFFORT EXCEPT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF IMITATING THE GRAND OLD CLASSIC AUTHORS
phonemes: nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ ðə splˈɛndɚɹ ʌv ˈɪntəlˌɛkt wˌɪtʃ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt ˈɪŋɡlənd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɜː ɹˈeɪn, ɪt mˈʌst biː ˈoʊnd ðætðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈaɪf wʌz sˈʌmwʌt pɹəsˈeɪɪk ænd kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs. ˈiːvən ðə pˈoʊɪtɹi ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd æt ðæt tˈaɪm sˈɛldəm sˈɔːɹd tʊ ˌɛni ɡɹˈeɪt hˈaɪt ʌv ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən, ænd wɛn ɪɾ ɛndˈɛvɚd tʊ ɐpˈiːl tə ðə lˈɔftiɪst ɪmˈoʊʃənz sˈiːmd ʌnˈeɪbəl tə mˌeɪk ðɪ ˈɛfɚt ɛksˈɛpt θɹuː ðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈænd ˈoʊld klˈæsɪk ˈɔːθɚz.