text_original: William Congreve, till then the greatest of Eng  lish dramatic authors since the Elizabethan era, had done all his best work before Queen Anne came to 1702 14 THE LITEEABY CONSTELLATION. 309 the throne, and we hardly associate him now with the literary period of Pope and Swift.
text_transcription: WILLIAM CONGREAVE TILL THEN THE GREATEST OF ENGLISH DRAMATIC AUTHORS SINCE THE ELIZABETHAN ERA HAD DONE ALL HIS BEST WORK BEFORE QUEEN ANNE CAME TO THE THRONE AND WE HARDLY ASSOCIATE HIM NOW WITH THE LITERARY PERIOD OF POPE AND SWIFT
phonemes: wˈɪljəm kˈɑːŋɡɹɛv, tˈɪl ðˈɛn ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ʌv ˈɛŋ lˈɪʃ dɹəmˈæɾɪk ˈɔːθɚz sˈɪns ðɪ ᵻlˈɪzɐbˌɛθən ˈiəɹə, hæd dˈʌn ˈɔːl hɪz bˈɛst wˈɜːk bᵻfˌɔːɹ kwˈiːn ˈæn kˈeɪm tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː fˈɔːɹtiːn ðə lˈɪɾiːəbi kˌɑːnstɪlˈeɪʃən. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ðə θɹˈoʊn, ænd wiː hˈɑːɹdli ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt hˌɪm nˈaʊ wɪððə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv pˈoʊp ænd swˈɪft.