text_original: bar to chaste decorum, that women could be learned without being pedants, and study philosophy without affectation. At no time do we read of nobler women than in the days when satire handled them so coarsely ; and, sad as are the histories of Tacitus, he has yet bright and stirring pages where he embalms the memory of a band of heroines who could sympathize with their husbands' highest thoughts, and sometimes even show them how to die.
text_transcription: BAR TO CHASE DECORUM THAT WOMEN COULD BE LEARNED WITHOUT BEING PEDANTS AND STUDY PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT AFFECTATION AT NO TIME DO WE READ OF NOBLER WOMEN THAN IN THE DAYS WHEN SATIRE HANDLED THEM SO COARSELY AND SAD AS ARE THE HISTORIES OF TACITUS HE HAS YET BRIGHT AND STIRRING PAGES WHERE HE EMBALMS THE MEMORY OF A BAND OF HEROINES WHO COULD SYMPATHIZE WITH THEIR HUSBAND'S HIGHEST THOUGHTS AND SOMETIMES EVEN SHOW THEM HOW TO DIE
phonemes: bˈɑːɹ tə tʃˈeɪst dᵻkˈɔːɹəm, ðæt wˈɪmɪn kʊd biː lˈɜːnd wɪðˌaʊt bˌiːɪŋ pˈɛdənts, ænd stˈʌdi fɪlˈɑːsəfi wɪðˌaʊt ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən. æt nˈoʊ tˈaɪm dˈuː wiː ɹˈiːd ʌv nˈoʊblɚ wˈɪmɪn ðɐn ɪnðə dˈeɪz wɛn sˈæɾaɪɚ hˈændəld ðˌɛm sˌoʊ kˈɔːɹsli ; ænd, sˈæd æz ɑːɹ ðə hˈɪstɚɹiz ʌv tˈæsɪɾəs, hiː hɐz jˈɛt bɹˈaɪt ænd stˈɜːɹɪŋ pˈeɪdʒᵻz wˌɛɹ hiː ɛmbˈɑːmz ðə mˈɛmɚɹi əvə bˈænd ʌv hˈɛɹoʊˌɪnz hˌuː kʊd sˈɪmpəθˌaɪz wɪð ðɛɹ hˈʌsbəndz hˈaɪɪst θˈɔːts, ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈiːvən ʃˈoʊ ðˌɛm hˌaʊ tə dˈaɪ.