text_original: The great author was thus expressing his reprobation of the sort of criticism which at one time used to condemn the introduction of trivial details and commonplace illustrations into any historical narrative, as beneath the solemn gravity of a branch of literature which had a Muse all to itself as its representative.
text_transcription: THE GREAT AUTHOR WAS THUS EXPRESSING HIS REPROBATION OF THE SORT OF CRITICISM WHICH AT ONE TIME USED TO CONDEMN THE INTRODUCTION OF TRIVIAL DETAILS AND COMMONPLACE ILLUSTRATIONS INTO ANY HISTORICAL NARRATIVE AS BENEATH THE SOLEMN GRAVITY OF A BRANCH OF LITERATURE WHICH HAD A MUSE ALL TO ITSELF AS ITS REPRESENTATIVE
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɔːθɚ wʌz ðˈʌs ɛkspɹˈɛsɪŋ hɪz ɹˌɛpɹəbˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈɔːɹt ʌv kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm wˌɪtʃ æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm jˈuːzd tə kəndˈɛm ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv tɹˈɪvɪəl diːtˈeɪlz ænd kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃənz ˌɪntʊ ˌɛni hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl nˈæɹətˌɪv, æz bᵻnˌiːθ ðə sˈɑːləm ɡɹˈævᵻɾi əvə bɹˈæntʃ ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ wˌɪtʃ hæd ɐ mjˈuːz ˈɔːl tʊ ɪtsˈɛlf æz ɪts ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv.