he came down to earth lived among men suffered was crucified and then he died standing clearly before us so that our hearts and eyes may fasten upon him

hiː keɪm daʊn tuː ɝːθ lɪvd əmʌŋ mɛn sʌfɝd wɑːz kruːsəfaɪd ənd ðɛn hiː daɪd stændɪŋ klɪrli bɪfɔr ʌs soʊ ðæt aʊɝ hɑːrts ənd aɪz meɪ fæsən əpɑːn hɪm


embrace him and forget about the nature of god

ɛmbreɪs hɪm ənd fɝgɛt əbaʊt ðə neɪtʃɝ ʌv gɑːd


did not christ himself say i am the way and the truth and the life no man cometh unto the father but by me

dɪd nɑːt kraɪst hɪmsɛlf seɪ aɪ æm ðə weɪ ənd ðə truːθ ənd ðə laɪf noʊ mæn kʌmɪθ ʌntuː ðə fɑːðɝ bʌt baɪ miː


when you argue about the nature of god apart from the question of justification you may be as profound as you like

wɛn juː ɑːrgjuː əbaʊt ðə neɪtʃɝ ʌv gɑːd əpɑːrt frʌm ðə kwɛstʃən ʌv dʒəstəfəkeɪʃən juː meɪ biː æz proʊfaʊnd æz juː laɪk


we are to hear christ who has been appointed by the father as our divine teacher

wiː ɑːr tuː hiːr kraɪst huː hæz bɪn əpɔɪntəd baɪ ðə fɑːðɝ æz aʊɝ dɪvaɪn tiːtʃɝ


at the same time paul confirms our creed that christ is very god

æt ðə seɪm taɪm pɔl kənfɝːmz aʊɝ kriːd ðæt kraɪst ɪz vɛri gɑːd


that christ is very god is apparent in that paul ascribes to him divine powers equally with the father as for instance the power to dispense grace and peace

ðæt kraɪst ɪz vɛri gɑːd ɪz əpɛrənt ɪn ðæt pɔl əskraɪbz tuː hɪm dɪvaɪn paʊɝz iːkwəli wɪð ðə fɑːðɝ æz fɔr ɪnstəns ðə paʊɝ tuː dɪspɛns greɪs ənd piːs


to bestow peace and grace lies in the province of god who alone can create these blessings the angels cannot

tuː bɪstoʊ piːs ənd greɪs laɪz ɪn ðə prɑːvəns ʌv gɑːd huː əloʊn kæn kriːeɪt ðiːz blɛsɪŋz ðə eɪndʒəlz kænɑːt


otherwise paul should have written grace from god the father and peace from our lord jesus christ

ʌðɝwaɪz pɔl ʃʊd hæv rɪtən greɪs frʌm gɑːd ðə fɑːðɝ ənd piːs frʌm aʊɝ lɔrd dʒiːzəs kraɪst


the arians took christ for a noble and perfect creature superior even to the angels because by him god created heaven and earth

ðə æriːənz tʊk kraɪst fɔr ə noʊbəl ənd pɝfɛkt kriːtʃɝ suːpɪriːɝ iːvɪn tuː ðə eɪndʒəlz bɪkɔz baɪ hɪm gɑːd kriːeɪtəd hɛvən ənd ɝːθ


mohammed also speaks highly of christ


paul sticks to his theme


he never loses sight of the purpose of his epistle

hiː nɛvɝ luːzɪz saɪt ʌv ðə pɝːpəs ʌv hɪz ɪpɪsəl


not gold or silver or paschal lambs or an angel but himself what for

nɑːt goʊld ɔr sɪlvɝ ɔr pæʃəl læmz ɔr æn eɪndʒəl bʌt hɪmsɛlf wʌt fɔr


not for a crown or a kingdom or our goodness but for our sins

nɑːt fɔr ə kraʊn ɔr ə kɪŋdəm ɔr aʊɝ gʊdnəs bʌt fɔr aʊɝ sɪnz


underscore these words for they are full of comfort for sore consciences

əndɝskɔr ðiːz wɝːdz fɔr ðeɪ ɑːr fʊl ʌv kʌmfɝt fɔr sɔr kɑːntʃɪnsɪz


how may we obtain remission of our sins


paul answers the man who is named jesus christ and the son of god gave himself for our sins

pɔl ænsɝz ðə mæn huː ɪz neɪmd dʒiːzəs kraɪst ənd ðə sʌn ʌv gɑːd geɪv hɪmsɛlf fɔr aʊɝ sɪnz


since christ was given for our sins it stands to reason that they cannot be put away by our own efforts

sɪns kraɪst wɑːz gɪvən fɔr aʊɝ sɪnz ɪt stændz tuː riːzən ðæt ðeɪ kænɑːt biː pʊt əweɪ baɪ aʊɝ oʊn ɛfɝts


this sentence also defines our sins as great so great in fact that the whole world could not make amends for a single sin

ðɪs sɛntəns ɔlsoʊ dɪfaɪnz aʊɝ sɪnz æz greɪt soʊ greɪt ɪn fækt ðæt ðə hoʊl wɝːld kʊd nɑːt meɪk əmɛndz fɔr ə sɪŋgəl sɪn


the greatness of the ransom christ the son of god indicates this

ðə greɪtnəs ʌv ðə rænsəm kraɪst ðə sʌn ʌv gɑːd ɪndɪkeɪts ðɪs


the vicious character of sin is brought out by the words who gave himself for our sins

ðə vɪʃəs kɛrɪktɝ ʌv sɪn ɪz brɔt aʊt baɪ ðə wɝːdz huː geɪv hɪmsɛlf fɔr aʊɝ sɪnz


but we are careless we make light of sin


we think that by some little work or merit we can dismiss sin

wiː θɪŋk ðæt baɪ sʌm lɪtəl wɝːk ɔr mɛrət wiː kæn dɪsmɪs sɪn


this passage then bears out the fact that all men are sold under sin

ðɪs pæsədʒ ðɛn bɛrz aʊt ðə fækt ðæt ɔl mɛn ɑːr soʊld ʌndɝ sɪn


this attitude springs from a false conception of sin the conception that sin is a small matter easily taken care of by good works that we must present ourselves unto god with a good conscience that we must feel no sin before we may feel that christ was given for our sins

ðɪs ætətuːd sprɪŋz frʌm ə fɔls kənsɛpʃən ʌv sɪn ðə kənsɛpʃən ðæt sɪn ɪz ə smɔl mætɝ iːzəli teɪkən kɛr ʌv baɪ gʊd wɝːks ðæt wiː mʌst prɛzənt aʊɝsɛlvz ʌntuː gɑːd wɪð ə gʊd kɑːnʃəns ðæt wiː mʌst fiːl noʊ sɪn bɪfɔr wiː meɪ fiːl ðæt kraɪst wɑːz gɪvən fɔr aʊɝ sɪnz


this attitude is universal and particularly developed in those who consider themselves better than others

ðɪs ætətuːd ɪz juːnəvɝːsəl ənd pɑːrtɪkjəlɝli dɪvɛləpt ɪn ðoʊz huː kənsɪdɝ ðɛmsɛlvz bɛtɝ ðæn ʌðɝz


but the real significance and comfort of the words for our sins is lost upon them

bʌt ðə riːl səgnɪfɪkəns ənd kʌmfɝt ʌv ðə wɝːdz fɔr aʊɝ sɪnz ɪz lɔst əpɑːn ðɛm


on the other hand we are not to regard them as so terrible that we must despair

ɑːn ðə ʌðɝ hænd wiː ɑːr nɑːt tuː rəgɑːrd ðɛm æz soʊ tɛrəbəl ðæt wiː mʌst dɪspɛr


to celebrate the arrival of her son silvia gave a splendid supper to which she had invited all her relatives and it was a good opportunity for me to make their acquaintance

tuː sɛləbreɪt ðə ɝaɪvəl ʌv hɝː sʌn sɪlviːə geɪv ə splɛndɪd sʌpɝ tuː wɪtʃ ʃiː hæd ɪnvaɪtəd ɔl hɝː rɛlətɪvz ənd ɪt wɑːz ə gʊd ɑːpɝtuːnəti fɔr miː tuː meɪk ðɛr əkweɪntəns


without saying it positively she made me understand that being herself an illustrious member of the republic of letters she was well aware that she was speaking to an insect

wɪθaʊt seɪɪŋ ɪt pɑːzətɪvli ʃiː meɪd miː əndɝstænd ðæt biːɪŋ hɝsɛlf æn ɪlʌstriːəs mɛmbɝ ʌv ðə riːpʌblək ʌv lɛtɝz ʃiː wɑːz wɛl əwɛr ðæt ʃiː wɑːz spiːkɪŋ tuː æn ɪnsɛkt


in order to please her i spoke to her of the abbe conti and i had occasion to quote two lines of that profound writer

ɪn ɔrdɝ tuː pliːz hɝː aɪ spoʊk tuː hɝː ʌv ðə æbi kɑːnti ənd aɪ hæd əkeɪʒən tuː kwoʊt tuː laɪnz ʌv ðæt proʊfaʊnd raɪtɝ


madam corrected me with a patronizing air for my pronunciation of the word scevra which means divided saying that it ought to be pronounced sceura and she added that i ought to be very glad to have learned so much on the first day of my arrival in paris telling me that it would be an important day in my life

mædəm kɝɛktəd miː wɪð ə peɪtrənaɪzɪŋ ɛr fɔr maɪ proʊnənsiːeɪʃən ʌv ðə wɝːd sɛvrə wɪtʃ miːnz dɪvaɪdɪd seɪɪŋ ðæt ɪt ɔt tuː biː prənaʊnst sʊrə ənd ʃiː ædɪd ðæt aɪ ɔt tuː biː vɛri glæd tuː hæv lɝːnd soʊ mʌtʃ ɑːn ðə fɝːst deɪ ʌv maɪ ɝaɪvəl ɪn pɛrɪs tɛlɪŋ miː ðæt ɪt wʊd biː æn ɪmpɔrtənt deɪ ɪn maɪ laɪf


her face was an enigma for it inspired everyone with the warmest sympathy and yet if you examined it attentively there was not one beautiful feature she could not be called handsome but no one could have thought her ugly

hɝː feɪs wɑːz æn ɪnɪgmə fɔr ɪt ɪnspaɪɝd ɛvriːwən wɪð ðə wɔrməst sɪmpəθi ənd jɛt ɪf juː ɪgzæmənd ɪt ətɛntɪvli ðɛr wɑːz nɑːt wʌn bjuːtəfəl fiːtʃɝ ʃiː kʊd nɑːt biː kɔld hænsəm bʌt noʊ wʌn kʊd hæv θɔt hɝː ʌgli


silvia was the adoration of france and her talent was the real support of all the comedies which the greatest authors wrote for her especially of the plays of marivaux for without her his comedies would never have gone to posterity

sɪlviːə wɑːz ðə ædɝeɪʃən ʌv fræns ənd hɝː tælənt wɑːz ðə riːl səpɔrt ʌv ɔl ðə kɑːmədiːz wɪtʃ ðə greɪtəst ɔθɝz roʊt fɔr hɝː əspɛʃli ʌv ðə pleɪz ʌv mærɪvoʊ fɔr wɪθaʊt hɝː hɪz kɑːmədiːz wʊd nɛvɝ hæv gɔn tuː pɑːstɛrəti


silvia did not think that her good conduct was a merit for she knew that she was virtuous only because her self love compelled her to be so and she never exhibited any pride or assumed any superiority towards her theatrical sisters although satisfied to shine by their talent or their beauty they cared little about rendering themselves conspicuous by their virtue

sɪlviːə dɪd nɑːt θɪŋk ðæt hɝː gʊd kɑːndəkt wɑːz ə mɛrət fɔr ʃiː nuː ðæt ʃiː wɑːz vɝːtʃuːəs oʊnli bɪkɔz hɝː sɛlf lʌv kəmpɛld hɝː tuː biː soʊ ənd ʃiː nɛvɝ ɪgzɪbətəd ɛni praɪd ɔr əsuːmd ɛni suːpɪriːɔrɪti təwɔrdz hɝː θiːætrɪkəl sɪstɝz ɔlðoʊ sætəsfaɪd tuː ʃaɪn baɪ ðɛr tælənt ɔr ðɛr bjuːti ðeɪ kɛrd lɪtəl əbaʊt rɛndɝɪŋ ðɛmsɛlvz kənspɪkjuːəs baɪ ðɛr vɝːtʃuː


two years before her death i saw her perform the character of marianne in the comedy of marivaux and in spite of her age and declining health the illusion was complete

tuː jɪrz bɪfɔr hɝː dɛθ aɪ sɔ hɝː pɝfɔrm ðə kɛrɪktɝ ʌv mɑːriːæn ɪn ðə kɑːmədi ʌv mærɪvoʊ ənd ɪn spaɪt ʌv hɝː eɪdʒ ənd dɪklaɪnɪŋ hɛlθ ðə ɪluːʒən wɑːz kəmpliːt


she was honourably buried in the church of saint sauveur without the slightest opposition from the venerable priest who far from sharing the anti christain intolerancy of the clergy in general said that her profession as an actress had not hindered her from being a good christian and that the earth was the common mother of all human beings as jesus christ had been the saviour of all mankind

ʃiː wɑːz ɑːnɝəbli bɛriːd ɪn ðə tʃɝːtʃ ʌv seɪnt sɔvɝ wɪθaʊt ðə slaɪtəst ɑːpəzɪʃən frʌm ðə vɛnɝəbəl priːst huː fɑːr frʌm ʃɛrɪŋ ðə æntiː krɪstən ɪntɑːlɝənsi ʌv ðə klɝːdʒi ɪn dʒɛnɝəl sɛd ðæt hɝː prəfɛʃən æz æn æktrəs hæd nɑːt hɪndɝd hɝː frʌm biːɪŋ ə gʊd krɪstʃən ənd ðæt ðə ɝːθ wɑːz ðə kɑːmən mʌðɝ ʌv ɔl hjuːmən biːɪŋz æz dʒiːzəs kraɪst hæd bɪn ðə seɪvjʊr ʌv ɔl mænkaɪnd


you will forgive me dear reader if i have made you attend the funeral of silvia ten years before her death believe me i have no intention of performing a miracle you may console yourself with the idea that i shall spare you that unpleasant task when poor silvia dies

juː wɪl fɝgɪv miː dɪr riːdɝ ɪf aɪ hæv meɪd juː ətɛnd ðə fjuːnɝəl ʌv sɪlviːə tɛn jɪrz bɪfɔr hɝː dɛθ bɪliːv miː aɪ hæv noʊ ɪntɛntʃən ʌv pɝfɔrmɪŋ ə mɪrəkəl juː meɪ kɑːnsoʊl jɝsɛlf wɪð ðə aɪdiːə ðæt aɪ ʃæl spɛr juː ðæt ənplɛzənt tæsk wɛn puːr sɪlviːə daɪz


i never had any family


i had a name i believe in my young days but i have forgotten it since i have been in service

aɪ hæd ə neɪm aɪ bɪliːv ɪn maɪ jʌŋ deɪz bʌt aɪ hæv fɝgɑːtən ɪt sɪns aɪ hæv bɪn ɪn sɝːvəs


i shall call you esprit


you do me a great honour


here go and get me change for a louis i have it sir

hiːr goʊ ənd gɛt miː tʃeɪndʒ fɔr ə luːɪs aɪ hæv ɪt sɝː


at your service sir

æt jɔr sɝːvəs sɝː


madame quinson besides can answer your enquiries

mædəm kwɪnsən bɪsaɪdz kæn ænsɝ jɔr ɪnkwaɪɝiːz


i see a quantity of chairs for hire at the rate of one sou men reading the newspaper under the shade of the trees girls and men breakfasting either alone or in company waiters who were rapidly going up and down a narrow staircase hidden under the foliage

aɪ siː ə kwɑːntəti ʌv tʃɛrz fɔr haɪɝ æt ðə reɪt ʌv wʌn suː mɛn riːdɪŋ ðə nuːzpeɪpɝ ʌndɝ ðə ʃeɪd ʌv ðə triːz gɝːlz ənd mɛn brɛkfəstɪŋ iːðɝ əloʊn ɔr ɪn kʌmpəniː weɪtɝz huː wɝː ræpədli goʊɪŋ ʌp ənd daʊn ə nɛroʊ stɛrkeɪs hɪdən ʌndɝ ðə foʊlɪdʒ


i sit down at a small table a waiter comes immediately to enquire my wishes

aɪ sɪt daʊn æt ə smɔl teɪbəl ə weɪtɝ kʌmz ɪmiːdiːətli tuː ɪnkwaɪɝ maɪ wɪʃɪz


i tell him to give me some coffee if it is good

aɪ tɛl hɪm tuː gɪv miː sʌm kɑːfi ɪf ɪt ɪz gʊd


then turning towards me he says that i look like a foreigner and when i say that i am an italian he begins to speak to me of the court of the city of the theatres and at last he offers to accompany me everywhere

ðɛn tɝːnɪŋ təwɔrdz miː hiː sɛz ðæt aɪ lʊk laɪk ə fɔrənɝ ənd wɛn aɪ seɪ ðæt aɪ æm æn ɪtæljən hiː bɪgɪnz tuː spiːk tuː miː ʌv ðə kɔrt ʌv ðə sɪti ʌv ðə θiːətɝz ənd æt læst hiː ɔfɝz tuː əkʌmpəni miː ɛvriːwɛr


i thank him and take my leave


i address him in italian and he answers very wittily but his way of speaking makes me smile and i tell him why

aɪ ædrɛs hɪm ɪn ɪtæljən ənd hiː ænsɝz vɛri wɪtəli bʌt hɪz weɪ ʌv spiːkɪŋ meɪks miː smaɪl ənd aɪ tɛl hɪm waɪ


my remark pleases him but i soon prove to him that it is not the right way to speak however perfect may have been the language of that ancient writer

maɪ rɪmɑːrk pliːzɪz hɪm bʌt aɪ suːn pruːv tuː hɪm ðæt ɪt ɪz nɑːt ðə raɪt weɪ tuː spiːk haʊɛvɝ pɝfɛkt meɪ hæv bɪn ðə læŋgwədʒ ʌv ðæt eɪntʃənt raɪtɝ


i see a crowd in one corner of the garden everybody standing still and looking up

aɪ siː ə kraʊd ɪn wʌn kɔrnɝ ʌv ðə gɑːrdən ɛvriːbɑːdi stændɪŋ stɪl ənd lʊkɪŋ ʌp


is there not a meridian everywhere

ɪz ðɛr nɑːt ə mɝɪdiːən ɛvriːwɛr


yes but the meridian of the palais royal is the most exact

jɛs bʌt ðə mɝɪdiːən ʌv ðə pəleɪ rɔɪəl ɪz ðə moʊst ɪgzækt


that is true badauderie


all these honest persons are waiting their turn to get their snuff boxes filled

ɔl ðiːz ɑːnəst pɝːsənz ɑːr weɪtɪŋ ðɛr tɝːn tuː gɛt ðɛr snʌf bɑːksəz fɪld


it is sold everywhere but for the last three weeks nobody will use any snuff but that sold at the civet cat

ɪt ɪz soʊld ɛvriːwɛr bʌt fɔr ðə læst θriː wiːks noʊbɑːdiː wɪl juːs ɛni snʌf bʌt ðæt soʊld æt ðə sɪvət kæt


is it better than anywhere else


but how did she manage to render it so fashionable

bʌt haʊ dɪd ʃiː mænədʒ tuː rɛndɝ ɪt soʊ fæʃənəbəl


simply by stopping her carriage two or three times before the shop to have her snuff box filled and by saying aloud to the young girl who handed back the box that her snuff was the very best in paris

sɪmpli baɪ stɑːpɪŋ hɝː kærɪdʒ tuː ɔr θriː taɪmz bɪfɔr ðə ʃɑːp tuː hæv hɝː snʌf bɑːks fɪld ənd baɪ seɪɪŋ əlaʊd tuː ðə jʌŋ gɝːl huː hændəd bæk ðə bɑːks ðæt hɝː snʌf wɑːz ðə vɛri bɛst ɪn pɛrɪs


you are now in the only country in the world where wit can make a fortune by selling either a genuine or a false article in the first case it receives the welcome of intelligent and talented people and in the second fools are always ready to reward it for silliness is truly a characteristic of the people here and however wonderful it may appear silliness is the daughter of wit

juː ɑːr naʊ ɪn ðə oʊnli kʌntri ɪn ðə wɝːld wɛr wɪt kæn meɪk ə fɔrtʃən baɪ sɛlɪŋ iːðɝ ə dʒɛnjuːən ɔr ə fɔls ɑːrtəkəl ɪn ðə fɝːst keɪs ɪt rəsiːvz ðə wɛlkəm ʌv ɪntɛlədʒənt ənd tæləntəd piːpəl ənd ɪn ðə sɛkənd fuːlz ɑːr ɔlweɪz rɛdi tuː rɪwɔrd ɪt fɔr sɪliːnəs ɪz truːli ə kɛrɪktɝɪstɪk ʌv ðə piːpəl hiːr ənd haʊɛvɝ wʌndɝfəl ɪt meɪ əpɪr sɪliːnəs ɪz ðə dɔtɝ ʌv wɪt


let a man run and everybody will run after him the crowd will not stop unless the man is proved to be mad but to prove it is indeed a difficult task because we have a crowd of men who mad from their birth are still considered wise

lɛt ə mæn rʌn ənd ɛvriːbɑːdi wɪl rʌn æftɝ hɪm ðə kraʊd wɪl nɑːt stɑːp ənlɛs ðə mæn ɪz pruːvd tuː biː mæd bʌt tuː pruːv ɪt ɪz ɪndiːd ə dɪfəkəlt tæsk bɪkɔz wiː hæv ə kraʊd ʌv mɛn huː mæd frʌm ðɛr bɝːθ ɑːr stɪl kənsɪdɝd waɪz


it seems to me i replied that such approval such ratification of the opinion expressed by the king the princes of the blood et cetera is rather a proof of the affection felt for them by the nation for the french carry that affection to such an extent that they believe them infallible

ɪt siːmz tuː miː aɪ rɪplaɪd ðæt sʌtʃ əpruːvəl sʌtʃ rætəfəkeɪʃən ʌv ðə əpɪnjən ɪksprɛst baɪ ðə kɪŋ ðə prɪnsəz ʌv ðə blʌd ɛt sɛtɝə ɪz ræðɝ ə pruːf ʌv ðə əfɛkʃən fɛlt fɔr ðɛm baɪ ðə neɪʃən fɔr ðə frɛntʃ kæri ðæt əfɛkʃən tuː sʌtʃ æn ɪkstɛnt ðæt ðeɪ bɪliːv ðɛm ɪnfæləbəl


when the king comes to paris everybody calls out vive le roi

wɛn ðə kɪŋ kʌmz tuː pɛrɪs ɛvriːbɑːdi kɔlz aʊt viːv lə rɔɪ


she introduced me to all her guests and gave me some particulars respecting every one of them

ʃiː ɪntrəduːst miː tuː ɔl hɝː gɛsts ənd geɪv miː sʌm pɝtɪkjəlɝz riːspɛktɪŋ ɛvɝi wʌn ʌv ðɛm


what sir i said to him am i fortunate enough to see you

wʌt sɝː aɪ sɛd tuː hɪm æm aɪ fɔrtʃənət ɪnʌf tuː siː juː


he himself recited the same passage in french and politely pointed out the parts in which he thought that i had improved on the original

hiː hɪmsɛlf rəsaɪtəd ðə seɪm pæsədʒ ɪn frɛntʃ ənd pəlaɪtli pɔɪntɪd aʊt ðə pɑːrts ɪn wɪtʃ hiː θɔt ðæt aɪ hæd ɪmpruːvd ɑːn ðə ɝɪdʒənəl


for the first day sir i think that what you have done gives great hopes of you and without any doubt you will make rapid progress

fɔr ðə fɝːst deɪ sɝː aɪ θɪŋk ðæt wʌt juː hæv dʌn gɪvz greɪt hoʊps ʌv juː ənd wɪθaʊt ɛni daʊt juː wɪl meɪk ræpəd prɑːgrɛs


i believe it sir and that is what i fear therefore the principal object of my visit here is to devote myself entirely to the study of the french language

aɪ bɪliːv ɪt sɝː ənd ðæt ɪz wʌt aɪ fɪr ðɛrfɔr ðə prɪnsəpəl ɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv maɪ vɪzɪt hiːr ɪz tuː dɪvoʊt maɪsɛlf ɪntaɪɝli tuː ðə stʌdi ʌv ðə frɛntʃ læŋgwədʒ


i am a very unpleasant pupil always asking questions curious troublesome insatiable and even supposing that i could meet with the teacher i require i am afraid i am not rich enough to pay him

aɪ æm ə vɛri ənplɛzənt pjuːpəl ɔlweɪz æskɪŋ kwɛstʃənz kjʊriːəs trʌbəlsəm ɪnseɪʃəbəl ənd iːvɪn səpoʊzɪŋ ðæt aɪ kʊd miːt wɪð ðə tiːtʃɝ aɪ riːkwaɪɝ aɪ æm əfreɪd aɪ æm nɑːt rɪtʃ ɪnʌf tuː peɪ hɪm


i reside in the marais rue de douze portes

aɪ rɪzaɪd ɪn ðə mɛreɪ ruː diː daʊz pɔrtɛz


i will make you translate them into french and you need not be afraid of my finding you insatiable

aɪ wɪl meɪk juː trænzleɪt ðɛm ɪntuː frɛntʃ ənd juː niːd nɑːt biː əfreɪd ʌv maɪ faɪndɪŋ juː ɪnseɪʃəbəl


he had a good appetite could tell a good story without laughing was celebrated for his witty repartees and his sociable manners but he spent his life at home seldom going out and seeing hardly anyone because he always had a pipe in his mouth and was surrounded by at least twenty cats with which he would amuse himself all day

hiː hæd ə gʊd æpətaɪt kʊd tɛl ə gʊd stɔri wɪθaʊt læfɪŋ wɑːz sɛləbreɪtɪd fɔr hɪz wɪti rɛpɝtiːz ənd hɪz soʊʃəbəl mænɝz bʌt hiː spɛnt hɪz laɪf æt hoʊm sɛldəm goʊɪŋ aʊt ənd siːɪŋ hɑːrdli ɛniːwən bɪkɔz hiː ɔlweɪz hæd ə paɪp ɪn hɪz maʊθ ənd wɑːz sɝaʊndəd baɪ æt liːst twɛnti kæts wɪð wɪtʃ hiː wʊd əmjuːz hɪmsɛlf ɔl deɪ


his housekeeper had the management of everything she never allowed him to be in need of anything and she gave no account of his money which she kept altogether because he never asked her to render any accounts

hɪz haʊskiːpɝ hæd ðə mænədʒmənt ʌv ɛvriːθɪŋ ʃiː nɛvɝ əlaʊd hɪm tuː biː ɪn niːd ʌv ɛniːθɪŋ ənd ʃiː geɪv noʊ əkaʊnt ʌv hɪz mʌni wɪtʃ ʃiː kɛpt ɔltəgɛðɝ bɪkɔz hiː nɛvɝ æskt hɝː tuː rɛndɝ ɛni əkaʊnts


brighter than early dawn's most brilliant dye are blown clear bands of color through the sky that swirl and sweep and meet to break and foam like rainbow veils upon a bubble's dome

braɪtɝ ðæn ɝːli dɔnz moʊst brɪljənt daɪ ɑːr bloʊn klɪr bændz ʌv kʌlɝ θruː ðə skaɪ ðæt swɝːl ənd swiːp ənd miːt tuː breɪk ənd foʊm laɪk reɪnboʊ veɪlz əpɑːn ə bʌbəlz doʊm


guided by you how we might stroll towards death our only music one another's breath through gardens intimate with hollyhocks where silent poppies burn between the rocks by pools where birches bend to confidants above green waters scummed with lily plants

gaɪdəd baɪ juː haʊ wiː maɪt stroʊl təwɔrdz dɛθ aʊɝ oʊnli mjuːzɪk wʌn ənʌðɝz brɛθ θruː gɑːrdənz ɪntəmət wɪð hɑːliːhɑːks wɛr saɪlənt pɑːpiːz bɝːn bɪtwiːn ðə rɑːks baɪ puːlz wɛr bɝːtʃɪz bɛnd tuː kɑːnfədænts əbʌv griːn wɔtɝz skʌmd wɪð lɪli plænts


venice


in a sunset glowing of crimson and gold she lies the glory of the world a beached king's galley whose sails are furled who is hung with tapestries rich and old

ɪn ə sʌnsɛt gloʊɪŋ ʌv krɪmzən ənd goʊld ʃiː laɪz ðə glɔri ʌv ðə wɝːld ə biːtʃt kɪŋz gæli huːz seɪlz ɑːr fɝːld huː ɪz hʌŋ wɪð tæpəstriːz rɪtʃ ənd oʊld


the pity that we must come and go


while the old gold and the marble stays forever gleaming its soft strong blaze calm in the early evening glow

waɪl ðə oʊld goʊld ənd ðə mɑːrbəl steɪz fɝɛvɝ gliːmɪŋ ɪts sɑːft strɔŋ bleɪz kɑːm ɪn ðə ɝːli iːvnɪŋ gloʊ


the pleasant graveyard of my soul with sentimental cypress trees and flowers is filled that i may stroll in meditation at my ease

ðə plɛzənt greɪvjɑːrd ʌv maɪ soʊl wɪð sɛntəmɛntəl saɪprəs triːz ənd flaʊɝz ɪz fɪld ðæt aɪ meɪ stroʊl ɪn mɛdəteɪʃən æt maɪ iːz


it is my heart hung in the sky and no clouds ever float between the grave flowers and my heart on high

ɪt ɪz maɪ hɑːrt hʌŋ ɪn ðə skaɪ ənd noʊ klaʊdz ɛvɝ floʊt bɪtwiːn ðə greɪv flaʊɝz ənd maɪ hɑːrt ɑːn haɪ


over the track lined city street the young men the grinning men pass

oʊvɝ ðə træk laɪnd sɪti striːt ðə jʌŋ mɛn ðə grɪnɪŋ mɛn pæs


ho ye sails that seem to wander in dream filled meadows say is the shore where i stand the only field of struggle or are ye hit and battered out there by waves and wind gusts as ye tack over a clashing sea of watery echoes

hoʊ jiː seɪlz ðæt siːm tuː wɑːndɝ ɪn driːm fɪld mɛdoʊz seɪ ɪz ðə ʃɔr wɛr aɪ stænd ðə oʊnli fiːld ʌv strʌgəl ɔr ɑːr jiː hɪt ənd bætɝd aʊt ðɛr baɪ weɪvz ənd waɪnd gʌsts æz jiː tæk oʊvɝ ə klæʃɪŋ siː ʌv wɔtɝi ɛkoʊz


old dances are simplified of their yearning bleached by time

oʊld dænsəz ɑːr sɪmpləfaɪd ʌv ðɛr jɝːnɪŋ bliːtʃt baɪ taɪm


he had got into her courtyard


through the black night rain he sang to her window bars

θruː ðə blæk naɪt reɪn hiː sæŋ tuː hɝː wɪndoʊ bɑːrz


that was but rustling of dripping plants in the dark

ðæt wɑːz bʌt rʌslɪŋ ʌv drɪpɪŋ plænts ɪn ðə dɑːrk


she was alone that night


he had broken into her courtyard


then he rushed down stairs into the courtyard shouting loudly for his soldiers and threatening to patch everybody in his dominions if the sailorman was not recaptured

ðɛn hiː rʌʃt daʊn stɛrz ɪntuː ðə kɔrtjɑːrd ʃaʊtɪŋ laʊdli fɔr hɪz soʊldʒɝz ənd θrɛtənɪŋ tuː pætʃ ɛvriːbɑːdi ɪn hɪz dəmɪnjənz ɪf ðə seɪlɝmæn wɑːz nɑːt riːkæptʃɝd


hold him fast my men and as soon as i've had my coffee and oatmeal i'll take him to the room of the great knife and patch him

hoʊld hɪm fæst maɪ mɛn ənd æz suːn æz aɪv hæd maɪ kɑːfi ənd oʊtmiːl ɪl teɪk hɪm tuː ðə ruːm ʌv ðə greɪt naɪf ənd pætʃ hɪm


i wouldn't mind a cup o coffee myself said cap'n bill i've had consid'ble exercise this mornin and i'm all ready for breakfas

aɪ wʊdnt maɪnd ə kʌp oʊ kɑːfi maɪsɛlf sɛd kæpn bɪl aɪv hæd kɑːnsɪdbəl ɛksɝsaɪz ðɪs mɔnɪn ənd ɪm ɔl rɛdi fɔr brɛkfəs


but cap'n bill made no such attempt knowing it would be useless

bʌt kæpn bɪl meɪd noʊ sʌtʃ ətɛmpt noʊɪŋ ɪt wʊd biː juːsləs


as soon as they entered the room of the great knife the boolooroo gave a yell of disappointment

æz suːn æz ðeɪ ɛntɝd ðə ruːm ʌv ðə greɪt naɪf ðə buːlʊruː geɪv ə jɛl ʌv dɪsəpɔɪntmənt


the room of the great knife was high and big and around it ran rows of benches for the spectators to sit upon

ðə ruːm ʌv ðə greɪt naɪf wɑːz haɪ ənd bɪg ənd ɝaʊnd ɪt ræn roʊz ʌv bɛntʃɪz fɔr ðə spɛkteɪtɝz tuː sɪt əpɑːn


in one place at the head of the room was a raised platform for the royal family with elegant throne chairs for the king and queen and six smaller but richly upholstered chairs for the snubnosed princesses

ɪn wʌn pleɪs æt ðə hɛd ʌv ðə ruːm wɑːz ə reɪzd plætfɔrm fɔr ðə rɔɪəl fæməli wɪð ɛləgənt θroʊn tʃɛrz fɔr ðə kɪŋ ənd kwiːn ənd sɪks smɔlɝ bʌt rɪtʃli əpoʊlstɝd tʃɛrz fɔr ðə snəbnoʊzd prɪnsɛsɪz


therefore her majesty paid no attention to anyone and no one paid any attention to her

ðɛrfɔr hɝː mædʒəsti peɪd noʊ ətɛnʃən tuː ɛniːwən ənd noʊ wʌn peɪd ɛni ətɛnʃən tuː hɝː


rich jewels of blue stones glittered upon their persons and the royal ladies were fully as gorgeous as they were haughty and overbearing

rɪtʃ dʒuːəlz ʌv bluː stoʊnz glɪtɝd əpɑːn ðɛr pɝːsənz ənd ðə rɔɪəl leɪdiːz wɝː fʊli æz gɔrdʒəs æz ðeɪ wɝː hɔti ənd oʊvɝbɛrɪŋ


mornin girls hope ye feel as well as ye look

mɔnɪn gɝːlz hoʊp jiː fiːl æz wɛl æz jiː lʊk


control yourselves my dears replied the boolooroo the worst punishment i know how to inflict on anyone this prisoner is about to suffer you'll see a very pretty patching my royal daughters

kəntroʊl jʊrsɛlvz maɪ dɪrz rɪplaɪd ðə buːlʊruː ðə wɝːst pʌnɪʃmənt aɪ noʊ haʊ tuː ɪnflɪkt ɑːn ɛniːwən ðɪs prɪzənɝ ɪz əbaʊt tuː sʌfɝ jʌʊl siː ə vɛri prɪti pætʃɪŋ maɪ rɔɪəl dɔtɝz


suppose it's a friend


the captain shook his head


why you said to fetch the first living creature we met and that was this billygoat replied the captain panting hard as he held fast to one of the goat's horns

waɪ juː sɛd tuː fɛtʃ ðə fɝːst lɪvɪŋ kriːtʃɝ wiː mɛt ənd ðæt wɑːz ðɪs bɪliːgoʊt rɪplaɪd ðə kæptən pæntɪŋ hɑːrd æz hiː hɛld fæst tuː wʌn ʌv ðə goʊts hɔrnz


the idea of patching cap'n bill to a goat was vastly amusing to him and the more he thought of it the more he roared with laughter

ðə aɪdiːə ʌv pætʃɪŋ kæpn bɪl tuː ə goʊt wɑːz væstli əmjuːzɪŋ tuː hɪm ənd ðə mɔr hiː θɔt ʌv ɪt ðə mɔr hiː rɔrd wɪð læftɝ


they look something alike you know suggested the captain of the guards looking from one to the other doubtfully and they're nearly the same size if you stand the goat on his hind legs they've both got the same style of whiskers and they're both of em obstinate and dangerous so they ought to make a good patch splendid

ðeɪ lʊk sʌmθɪŋ əlaɪk juː noʊ sədʒɛstəd ðə kæptən ʌv ðə gɑːrdz lʊkɪŋ frʌm wʌn tuː ðə ʌðɝ daʊtfəli ənd ðɛr nɪrli ðə seɪm saɪz ɪf juː stænd ðə goʊt ɑːn hɪz haɪnd lɛgz ðeɪv boʊθ gɑːt ðə seɪm staɪl ʌv wɪskɝz ənd ðɛr boʊθ ʌv ɛm ɑːbstənət ənd deɪndʒɝəs soʊ ðeɪ ɔt tuː meɪk ə gʊd pætʃ splɛndɪd


fine glorious


when this had been accomplished the boolooroo leaned over to try to discover why the frame rolled away seemingly of its own accord and he was the more puzzled because it had never done such a thing before

wɛn ðɪs hæd bɪn əkɑːmplɪʃt ðə buːlʊruː liːnd oʊvɝ tuː traɪ tuː dɪskʌvɝ waɪ ðə freɪm roʊld əweɪ siːmɪŋli ʌv ɪts oʊn əkɔrd ənd hiː wɑːz ðə mɔr pʌzəld bɪkɔz ɪt hæd nɛvɝ dʌn sʌtʃ ə θɪŋ bɪfɔr


at once the goat gave a leap escaped from the soldiers and with bowed head rushed upon the boolooroo

æt wʌns ðə goʊt geɪv ə liːp ɪskeɪpt frʌm ðə soʊldʒɝz ənd wɪð baʊd hɛd rʌʃt əpɑːn ðə buːlʊruː


before any could stop him he butted his majesty so furiously that the king soared far into the air and tumbled in a heap among the benches where he lay moaning and groaning

bɪfɔr ɛni kʊd stɑːp hɪm hiː bʌtəd hɪz mædʒəsti soʊ fjʊriːəsli ðæt ðə kɪŋ sɔrd fɑːr ɪntuː ðə ɛr ənd tʌmbəld ɪn ə hiːp əmʌŋ ðə bɛntʃɪz wɛr hiː leɪ moʊnɪŋ ənd groʊnɪŋ


the goat's warlike spirit was roused by this successful attack

ðə goʊts wɔrlaɪk spɪrət wɑːz raʊzd baɪ ðɪs səksɛsfəl ətæk


then they sped in great haste for the door and the goat gave a final butt that sent the row of royal ladies all diving into the corridor in another tangle whereupon they shrieked in a manner that terrified everyone within sound of their voices

ðɛn ðeɪ spɛd ɪn greɪt heɪst fɔr ðə dɔr ənd ðə goʊt geɪv ə faɪnəl bʌt ðæt sɛnt ðə roʊ ʌv rɔɪəl leɪdiːz ɔl daɪvɪŋ ɪntuː ðə kɔrədɝ ɪn ənʌðɝ tæŋgəl wɛrəpɑːn ðeɪ ʃriːkt ɪn ə mænɝ ðæt tɛrəfaɪd ɛvriːwən wɪðɪn saʊnd ʌv ðɛr vɔɪsəz


i had a notion it was you mate as saved me from the knife

aɪ hæd ə noʊʃən ɪt wɑːz juː meɪt æz seɪvd miː frʌm ðə naɪf


i couldn't shiver much bein bound so tight but when i'm loose i mean to have jus one good shiver to relieve my feelin's

aɪ kʊdnt ʃɪvɝ mʌtʃ biːn baʊnd soʊ taɪt bʌt wɛn ɪm luːs aɪ miːn tuː hæv dʒuː wʌn gʊd ʃɪvɝ tuː rɪliːv maɪ fiːlɪnz


come and get the boolooroo she said going toward the benches

kʌm ənd gɛt ðə buːlʊruː ʃiː sɛd goʊɪŋ təwɔrd ðə bɛntʃɪz


so they were quite willing to obey the orders of their girl queen and in a short time the blasts of trumpets and roll of drums and clashing of cymbals told trot and cap'n bill that the blue bands had assembled before the palace

soʊ ðeɪ wɝː kwaɪt wɪlɪŋ tuː oʊbeɪ ðə ɔrdɝz ʌv ðɛr gɝːl kwiːn ənd ɪn ə ʃɔrt taɪm ðə blæsts ʌv trʌmpəts ənd roʊl ʌv drʌmz ənd klæʃɪŋ ʌv sɪmbəlz toʊld trɑːt ənd kæpn bɪl ðæt ðə bluː bændz hæd əsɛmbəld bɪfɔr ðə pæləs


then they all marched out a little way into the fields and found that the army of pinkies had already formed and was advancing steadily toward them

ðɛn ðeɪ ɔl mɑːrtʃt aʊt ə lɪtəl weɪ ɪntuː ðə fiːldz ənd faʊnd ðæt ðə ɑːrmi ʌv pɪŋkiːz hæd ɔlrɛdi fɔrmd ənd wɑːz ədvænsɪŋ stɛdəli təwɔrd ðɛm


at the head of the pinkies were ghip ghisizzle and button bright who had the parrot on his shoulder and they were supported by captain coralie and captain tintint and rosalie the witch

æt ðə hɛd ʌv ðə pɪŋkiːz wɝː gɪp gɪzɪzəl ənd bʌtən braɪt huː hæd ðə pɛrət ɑːn hɪz ʃoʊldɝ ənd ðeɪ wɝː səpɔrtəd baɪ kæptən kɔrəli ənd kæptən tɪntɪnt ənd roʊzəli ðə wɪtʃ


when the blueskins saw ghip ghisizzle they raised another great shout for he was the favorite of the soldiers and very popular with all the people

wɛn ðə bluːskɪnz sɔ gɪp gɪzɪzəl ðeɪ reɪzd ənʌðɝ greɪt ʃaʊt fɔr hiː wɑːz ðə feɪvɝɪt ʌv ðə soʊldʒɝz ənd vɛri pɑːpjəlɝ wɪð ɔl ðə piːpəl


since last thursday i ghip ghisizzle have been the lawful boolooroo of the blue country but now that you are conquered by queen trot i suppose i am conquered too and you have no boolooroo at all

sɪns læst θɝːzdeɪ aɪ gɪp gɪzɪzəl hæv bɪn ðə lɔfəl buːlʊruː ʌv ðə bluː kʌntri bʌt naʊ ðæt juː ɑːr kɑːŋkɝd baɪ kwiːn trɑːt aɪ səpoʊz aɪ æm kɑːŋkɝd tuː ənd juː hæv noʊ buːlʊruː æt ɔl


when he finished she said cheerfully


don't worry sizzle dear it'll all come right pretty soon

dɑːnt wɝːi sɪzəl dɪr ɪtl ɔl kʌm raɪt prɪti suːn


now then let's enter the city an enjoy the grand feast that's being cooked i'm nearly starved myself for this conquerin kingdoms is hard work

naʊ ðɛn lɛts ɛntɝ ðə sɪti æn ɛndʒɔɪ ðə grænd fiːst θæts biːɪŋ kʊkt ɪm nɪrli stɑːrvd maɪsɛlf fɔr ðɪs kɑːŋkɝɪn kɪŋdəmz ɪz hɑːrd wɝːk


then she gave rosalie back her magic ring thanking the kind witch for all she had done for them

ðɛn ʃiː geɪv roʊzəli bæk hɝː mædʒɪk rɪŋ θæŋkɪŋ ðə kaɪnd wɪtʃ fɔr ɔl ʃiː hæd dʌn fɔr ðɛm


you are mate replied the sailor


it will be such a satisfaction


the guards had a terrible struggle with the goat which was loose in the room and still wanted to fight but finally they subdued the animal and then they took the boolooroo out of the frame he was tied in and brought both him and the goat before queen trot who awaited them in the throne room of the palace

ðə gɑːrdz hæd ə tɛrəbəl strʌgəl wɪð ðə goʊt wɪtʃ wɑːz luːs ɪn ðə ruːm ənd stɪl wɔntɪd tuː faɪt bʌt faɪnəli ðeɪ səbduːd ðə ænəməl ənd ðɛn ðeɪ tʊk ðə buːlʊruː aʊt ʌv ðə freɪm hiː wɑːz taɪd ɪn ənd brɔt boʊθ hɪm ənd ðə goʊt bɪfɔr kwiːn trɑːt huː əweɪtɪd ðɛm ɪn ðə θroʊn ruːm ʌv ðə pæləs


i'll gladly do that promised the new boolooroo and i'll feed the honorable goat all the shavings and leather and tin cans he can eat besides the grass

ɪl glædli duː ðæt prɑːməst ðə nuː buːlʊruː ənd ɪl fiːd ðə ɑːnɝəbəl goʊt ɔl ðə ʃeɪvɪŋz ənd lɛðɝ ənd tɪn kænz hiː kæn iːt bɪsaɪdz ðə græs


scuse me said trot i neglected to tell you that you're not the boolooroo any more

skjuːz miː sɛd trɑːt aɪ nəglɛktəd tuː tɛl juː ðæt jʊr nɑːt ðə buːlʊruː ɛni mɔr


the former boolooroo groaned


i'll not be wicked any more sighed the old boolooroo i'll reform

ɪl nɑːt biː wɪkəd ɛni mɔr saɪd ðə oʊld buːlʊruː ɪl rəfɔrm


as a private citizen i shall be a model of deportment because it would be dangerous to be otherwise

æz ə praɪvət sɪtəzən aɪ ʃæl biː ə mɑːdəl ʌv dəpɔrtmənt bɪkɔz ɪt wʊd biː deɪndʒɝəs tuː biː ʌðɝwaɪz


when first they entered the throne room they tried to be as haughty and scornful as ever but the blues who were assembled there all laughed at them and jeered them for there was not a single person in all the blue country who loved the princesses the least little bit

wɛn fɝːst ðeɪ ɛntɝd ðə θroʊn ruːm ðeɪ traɪd tuː biː æz hɔti ənd skɔrnfəl æz ɛvɝ bʌt ðə bluːz huː wɝː əsɛmbəld ðɛr ɔl læft æt ðɛm ənd dʒɪrd ðɛm fɔr ðɛr wɑːz nɑːt ə sɪŋgəl pɝːsən ɪn ɔl ðə bluː kʌntri huː lʌvd ðə prɪnsɛsɪz ðə liːst lɪtəl bɪt


so ghip ghisizzle ordered the captain to take a file of soldiers and escort the raving beauties to their new home

soʊ gɪp gɪzɪzəl ɔrdɝd ðə kæptən tuː teɪk ə faɪl ʌv soʊldʒɝz ənd ɛskɔrt ðə reɪvɪŋ bjuːtiːz tuː ðɛr nuː hoʊm


that evening trot gave a grand ball in the palace to which the most important of the pinkies and the blueskins were invited

ðæt iːvnɪŋ trɑːt geɪv ə grænd bɔl ɪn ðə pæləs tuː wɪtʃ ðə moʊst ɪmpɔrtənt ʌv ðə pɪŋkiːz ənd ðə bluːskɪnz wɝː ɪnvaɪtəd


the combined bands of both the countries played the music and a fine supper was served

ðə kəmbaɪnd bændz ʌv boʊθ ðə kʌntriːz pleɪd ðə mjuːzɪk ənd ə faɪn sʌpɝ wɑːz sɝːvd


under the simple test of effectiveness for advertising we should expect to find leisure and the conspicuous consumption of goods dividing the field of pecuniary emulation pretty evenly between them at the outset

ʌndɝ ðə sɪmpəl tɛst ʌv ɪfɛktɪvnəs fɔr ædvɝtaɪzɪŋ wiː ʃʊd ɪkspɛkt tuː faɪnd lɛʒɝ ənd ðə kənspɪkjuːəs kənsʌmpʃən ʌv gʊdz dɪvaɪdɪŋ ðə fiːld ʌv pɛkjuːniːɛri ɛmjəleɪʃən prɪti iːvənli bɪtwiːn ðɛm æt ðə aʊtsɛt


but the actual course of development has been somewhat different from this ideal scheme leisure held the first place at the start and came to hold a rank very much above wasteful consumption of goods both as a direct exponent of wealth and as an element in the standard of decency during the quasi peaceable culture

bʌt ðə æktʃəwəl kɔrs ʌv dɪvɛləpmənt hæz bɪn sʌmwʌt dɪfɝənt frʌm ðɪs aɪdiːl skiːm lɛʒɝ hɛld ðə fɝːst pleɪs æt ðə stɑːrt ənd keɪm tuː hoʊld ə ræŋk vɛri mʌtʃ əbʌv weɪstfəl kənsʌmpʃən ʌv gʊdz boʊθ æz ə dɝɛkt ɛkspoʊnənt ʌv wɛlθ ənd æz æn ɛləmənt ɪn ðə stændɝd ʌv diːsənsi dʊrɪŋ ðə kwɑːsi piːsəbəl kʌltʃɝ


other circumstances permitting that instinct disposes men to look with favor upon productive efficiency and on whatever is of human use

ʌðɝ sɝːkəmstænsəz pɝmɪtɪŋ ðæt ɪnstɪŋkt dɪspoʊzɪz mɛn tuː lʊk wɪð feɪvɝ əpɑːn prədʌktɪv ɪfɪʃənsi ənd ɑːn wətɛvɝ ɪz ʌv hjuːmən juːs


a reconciliation between the two conflicting requirements is effected by a resort to make believe many and intricate polite observances and social duties of a ceremonial nature are developed many organizations are founded with some specious object of amelioration embodied in their official style and title there is much coming and going and a deal of talk to the end that the talkers may not have occasion to reflect on what is the effectual economic value of their traffic

ə rɛkənsɪliːeɪʃən bɪtwiːn ðə tuː kənflɪktɪŋ rɪkwaɪrmənts ɪz ɪfɛktəd baɪ ə rɪzɔrt tuː meɪk bɪliːv mɛni ənd ɪntrəkət pəlaɪt əbzɝːvənsɪz ənd soʊʃəl duːtiːz ʌv ə sɛrəmoʊniːəl neɪtʃɝ ɑːr dɪvɛləpt mɛni ɔrgənəzeɪʃənz ɑːr faʊndɪd wɪð sʌm spiːʃəs ɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv əmiːljɝeɪʃən ɪmbɑːdiːd ɪn ðɛr əfɪʃəl staɪl ənd taɪtəl ðɛr ɪz mʌtʃ kʌmɪŋ ənd goʊɪŋ ənd ə diːl ʌv tɔk tuː ðə ɛnd ðæt ðə tɔkɝz meɪ nɑːt hæv əkeɪʒən tuː rəflɛkt ɑːn wʌt ɪz ðə ɪfɛktʃuːəl ɛkənɑːmɪk væljuː ʌv ðɛr træfɪk


the salient features of this development of domestic service have already been indicated

ðə seɪliːənt fiːtʃɝz ʌv ðɪs dɪvɛləpmənt ʌv dəmɛstɪk sɝːvəs hæv ɔlrɛdi bɪn ɪndəkeɪtəd


throughout the entire evolution of conspicuous expenditure whether of goods or of services or human life runs the obvious implication that in order to effectually mend the consumer's good fame it must be an expenditure of superfluities

θruːaʊt ðə ɪntaɪɝ ɛvəluːʃən ʌv kənspɪkjuːəs ɪkspɛndətʃɝ wɛðɝ ʌv gʊdz ɔr ʌv sɝːvəsəz ɔr hjuːmən laɪf rʌnz ðə ɑːbviːəs ɪmpləkeɪʃən ðæt ɪn ɔrdɝ tuː ɪfɛktʃuːəli mɛnd ðə kənsuːmɝz gʊd feɪm ɪt mʌst biː æn ɪkspɛndətʃɝ ʌv suːpɝfluːətiːz


as used in the speech of everyday life the word carries an undertone of deprecation

æz juːzd ɪn ðə spiːtʃ ʌv ɛvriːdeɪ laɪf ðə wɝːd kæriːz æn ʌndɝtoʊn ʌv dɛprəkeɪʃən


the use of the word waste as a technical term therefore implies no deprecation of the motives or of the ends sought by the consumer under this canon of conspicuous waste

ðə juːs ʌv ðə wɝːd weɪst æz ə tɛknɪkəl tɝːm ðɛrfɔr ɪmplaɪz noʊ dɛprəkeɪʃən ʌv ðə moʊtɪvz ɔr ʌv ðə ɛndz sɔt baɪ ðə kənsuːmɝ ʌndɝ ðɪs kænən ʌv kənspɪkjuːəs weɪst


but it is on other grounds worth noting that the term waste in the language of everyday life implies deprecation of what is characterized as wasteful

bʌt ɪt ɪz ɑːn ʌðɝ graʊndz wɝːθ noʊtɪŋ ðæt ðə tɝːm weɪst ɪn ðə læŋgwədʒ ʌv ɛvriːdeɪ laɪf ɪmplaɪz dɛprəkeɪʃən ʌv wʌt ɪz kɛrɪktɝaɪzd æz weɪstfəl


in strict accuracy nothing should be included under the head of conspicuous waste but such expenditure as is incurred on the ground of an invidious pecuniary comparison

ɪn strɪkt ækjɝəsi nʌθɪŋ ʃʊd biː ɪnkluːdəd ʌndɝ ðə hɛd ʌv kənspɪkjuːəs weɪst bʌt sʌtʃ ɪkspɛndətʃɝ æz ɪz ɪnkɝːd ɑːn ðə graʊnd ʌv æn ɪnvɪdiːəs pɛkjuːniːɛri kəmpɛrəsən


an article may be useful and wasteful both and its utility to the consumer may be made up of use and waste in the most varying proportions

æn ɑːrtəkəl meɪ biː juːsfəl ənd weɪstfəl boʊθ ənd ɪts juːtɪləti tuː ðə kənsuːmɝ meɪ biː meɪd ʌp ʌv juːs ənd weɪst ɪn ðə moʊst vɛriːɪŋ prəpɔrʃənz


but already at a point in economic evolution far antedating the emergence of the lady specialised consumption of goods as an evidence of pecuniary strength had begun to work out in a more or less elaborate system

bʌt ɔlrɛdi æt ə pɔɪnt ɪn ɛkənɑːmɪk ɛvəluːʃən fɑːr æntədeɪtɪŋ ðə ɪmɝːdʒəns ʌv ðə leɪdi spɛʃəlaɪzd kənsʌmpʃən ʌv gʊdz æz æn ɛvədəns ʌv pɛkjuːniːɛri strɛŋkθ hæd bɪgʌn tuː wɝːk aʊt ɪn ə mɔr ɔr lɛs ɪlæbrət sɪstəm


the utility of consumption as an evidence of wealth is to be classed as a derivative growth

ðə juːtɪləti ʌv kənsʌmpʃən æz æn ɛvədəns ʌv wɛlθ ɪz tuː biː klæst æz ə dɝɪvətɪv groʊθ


such consumption as falls to the women is merely incidental to their work it is a means to their continued labour and not a consumption directed to their own comfort and fulness of life

sʌtʃ kənsʌmpʃən æz fɔlz tuː ðə wɪmən ɪz mɪrli ɪnsɪdɛntəl tuː ðɛr wɝːk ɪt ɪz ə miːnz tuː ðɛr kəntɪnjuːd leɪbɝ ənd nɑːt ə kənsʌmpʃən dɝɛktəd tuː ðɛr oʊn kʌmfɝt ənd fʊlnɪs ʌv laɪf


with a further advance in culture this tabu may change into simple custom of a more or less rigorous character but whatever be the theoretical basis of the distinction which is maintained whether it be a tabu or a larger conventionality the features of the conventional scheme of consumption do not change easily

wɪð ə fɝːðɝ ədvæns ɪn kʌltʃɝ ðɪs tɑːbuː meɪ tʃeɪndʒ ɪntuː sɪmpəl kʌstəm ʌv ə mɔr ɔr lɛs rɪgɝəs kɛrɪktɝ bʌt wətɛvɝ biː ðə θiːɝɛtɪkəl beɪsəs ʌv ðə dɪstɪŋkʃən wɪtʃ ɪz meɪnteɪnd wɛðɝ ɪt biː ə tɑːbuː ɔr ə lɑːrdʒɝ kənvɛnʃənælɪti ðə fiːtʃɝz ʌv ðə kənvɛnʃənəl skiːm ʌv kənsʌmpʃən duː nɑːt tʃeɪndʒ iːzəli


in the nature of things luxuries and the comforts of life belong to the leisure class

ɪn ðə neɪtʃɝ ʌv θɪŋz lʌgʒɝiːz ənd ðə kʌmfɝts ʌv laɪf bɪlɔŋ tuː ðə lɛʒɝ klæs


under the tabu certain victuals and more particularly certain beverages are strictly reserved for the use of the superior class

ʌndɝ ðə tɑːbuː sɝːtən vɪktʃuːəlz ənd mɔr pɑːrtɪkjəlɝli sɝːtən bɛvrɪdʒɪz ɑːr strɪktli rɪzɝːvd fɔr ðə juːs ʌv ðə suːpɪriːɝ klæs


drunkenness and the other pathological consequences of the free use of stimulants therefore tend in their turn to become honorific as being a mark at the second remove of the superior status of those who are able to afford the indulgence

drʌŋkənnəs ənd ðə ʌðɝ pæθəlɑːdʒɪkəl kɑːnsəkwɛnsəz ʌv ðə friː juːs ʌv stɪmjələnts ðɛrfɔr tɛnd ɪn ðɛr tɝːn tuː bɪkʌm ɑːnɝɪfɪk æz biːɪŋ ə mɑːrk æt ðə sɛkənd riːmuːv ʌv ðə suːpɪriːɝ stætəs ʌv ðoʊz huː ɑːr eɪbəl tuː əfɔrd ðə ɪndʌldʒəns


it has even happened that the name for certain diseased conditions of the body arising from such an origin has passed into everyday speech as a synonym for noble or gentle

ɪt hæz iːvɪn hæpənd ðæt ðə neɪm fɔr sɝːtən dɪziːzd kəndɪʃənz ʌv ðə bɑːdi ɝaɪzɪŋ frʌm sʌtʃ æn ɔrədʒən hæz pæst ɪntuː ɛvriːdeɪ spiːtʃ æz ə sɪnənɪm fɔr noʊbəl ɔr dʒɛntəl


the consumption of luxuries in the true sense is a consumption directed to the comfort of the consumer himself and is therefore a mark of the master

ðə kənsʌmpʃən ʌv lʌgʒɝiːz ɪn ðə truː sɛns ɪz ə kənsʌmpʃən dɝɛktəd tuː ðə kʌmfɝt ʌv ðə kənsuːmɝ hɪmsɛlf ənd ɪz ðɛrfɔr ə mɑːrk ʌv ðə mæstɝ


with many qualifications with more qualifications as the patriarchal tradition has gradually weakened the general rule is felt to be right and binding that women should consume only for the benefit of their masters

wɪð mɛni kwɑːləfəkeɪʃənz wɪð mɔr kwɑːləfəkeɪʃənz æz ðə peɪtriːɑːrkəl trədɪʃən hæz grædʒuːəli wiːkənd ðə dʒɛnɝəl ruːl ɪz fɛlt tuː biː raɪt ənd baɪndɪŋ ðæt wɪmən ʃʊd kənsuːm oʊnli fɔr ðə bɛnəfɪt ʌv ðɛr mæstɝz


the objection of course presents itself that expenditure on women's dress and household paraphernalia is an obvious exception to this rule but it will appear in the sequel that this exception is much more obvious than substantial

ðə əbdʒɛkʃən ʌv kɔrs prɛzənts ɪtsɛlf ðæt ɪkspɛndətʃɝ ɑːn wɪmənz drɛs ənd haʊshoʊld pɛrəfəneɪljə ɪz æn ɑːbviːəs ɪksɛpʃən tuː ðɪs ruːl bʌt ɪt wɪl əpɪr ɪn ðə siːkwəl ðæt ðɪs ɪksɛpʃən ɪz mʌtʃ mɔr ɑːbviːəs ðæn səbstænʃəl


the custom of festive gatherings probably originated in motives of conviviality and religion these motives are also present in the later development but they do not continue to be the sole motives

ðə kʌstəm ʌv fɛstɪv gæðɝɪŋz prɑːbəbliː ɝɪdʒəneɪtəd ɪn moʊtɪvz ʌv kənvɪviːæləti ənd rɪlɪdʒən ðiːz moʊtɪvz ɑːr ɔlsoʊ prɛzənt ɪn ðə leɪtɝ dɪvɛləpmənt bʌt ðeɪ duː nɑːt kəntɪnjuː tuː biː ðə soʊl moʊtɪvz


there is a more or less elaborate system of rank and grades

ðɛr ɪz ə mɔr ɔr lɛs ɪlæbrət sɪstəm ʌv ræŋk ənd greɪdz


this differentiation is furthered by the inheritance of wealth and the consequent inheritance of gentility

ðɪs dɪfɝɛnʃiːeɪʃən ɪz fɝːðɝd baɪ ðə ɪnhɛrətəns ʌv wɛlθ ənd ðə kɑːnsəkwənt ɪnhɛrətəns ʌv dʒɛntɪlɪti


many of these affiliated gentlemen of leisure are at the same time lesser men of substance in their own right so that some of them are scarcely at all others only partially to be rated as vicarious consumers

mɛni ʌv ðiːz əfɪliːeɪtɪd dʒɛntəlmɪn ʌv lɛʒɝ ɑːr æt ðə seɪm taɪm lɛsɝ mɛn ʌv sʌbstəns ɪn ðɛr oʊn raɪt soʊ ðæt sʌm ʌv ðɛm ɑːr skɛrsli æt ɔl ʌðɝz oʊnli pɑːrʃəli tuː biː reɪtəd æz vaɪkɛriːəs kənsuːmɝz


so many of them however as make up the retainer and hangers on of the patron may be classed as vicarious consumer without qualification

soʊ mɛni ʌv ðɛm haʊɛvɝ æz meɪk ʌp ðə rɪteɪnɝ ənd hæŋɝz ɑːn ʌv ðə peɪtrən meɪ biː klæst æz vaɪkɛriːəs kənsuːmɝ wɪθaʊt kwɑːləfəkeɪʃən


many of these again and also many of the other aristocracy of less degree have in turn attached to their persons a more or less comprehensive group of vicarious consumer in the persons of their wives and children their servants retainers et cetera

mɛni ʌv ðiːz əgɛn ənd ɔlsoʊ mɛni ʌv ðə ʌðɝ ɛrəstɑːkrəsi ʌv lɛs dɪgriː hæv ɪn tɝːn ətætʃt tuː ðɛr pɝːsənz ə mɔr ɔr lɛs kɑːmpriːhɛnsɪv gruːp ʌv vaɪkɛriːəs kənsuːmɝ ɪn ðə pɝːsənz ʌv ðɛr waɪvz ənd tʃɪldrən ðɛr sɝːvənts rɪteɪnɝz ɛt sɛtɝə


the wearing of uniforms or liveries implies a considerable degree of dependence and may even be said to be a mark of servitude real or ostensible

ðə wɛrɪŋ ʌv juːnəfɔrmz ɔr lɪvriːz ɪmplaɪz ə kənsɪdɝəbəl dɪgriː ʌv dɪpɛndəns ənd meɪ iːvɪn biː sɛd tuː biː ə mɑːrk ʌv sɝːvətuːd riːl ɔr ɑːstɛnsəbəl


the wearers of uniforms and liveries may be roughly divided into two classes the free and the servile or the noble and the ignoble

ðə wɛrɝz ʌv juːnəfɔrmz ənd lɪvriːz meɪ biː rʌfli dɪvaɪdɪd ɪntuː tuː klæsəz ðə friː ənd ðə sɝːvəl ɔr ðə noʊbəl ənd ðə ɪgnoʊbəl


but the general distinction is not on that account to be overlooked

bʌt ðə dʒɛnɝəl dɪstɪŋkʃən ɪz nɑːt ɑːn ðæt əkaʊnt tuː biː oʊvɝlʊkt


so those offices which are by right the proper employment of the leisure class are noble such as government fighting hunting the care of arms and accoutrements and the like in short those which may be classed as ostensibly predatory employments

soʊ ðoʊz ɔfəsəz wɪtʃ ɑːr baɪ raɪt ðə prɑːpɝ ɛmplɔɪmənt ʌv ðə lɛʒɝ klæs ɑːr noʊbəl sʌtʃ æz gʌvɝnmənt faɪtɪŋ hʌntɪŋ ðə kɛr ʌv ɑːrmz ənd əkuːtɝmənts ənd ðə laɪk ɪn ʃɔrt ðoʊz wɪtʃ meɪ biː klæst æz ɑːstɛnsəbli prɛdətɔri ɛmplɔɪmənts


whenever as in these cases the menial service in question has to do directly with the primary leisure employments of fighting and hunting it easily acquires a reflected honorific character

wɛnɛvɝ æz ɪn ðiːz keɪsəz ðə miːniːəl sɝːvəs ɪn kwɛstʃən hæz tuː duː dɝɛktli wɪð ðə praɪmɛri lɛʒɝ ɛmplɔɪmənts ʌv faɪtɪŋ ənd hʌntɪŋ ɪt iːzəli əkwaɪɝz ə rəflɛktəd ɑːnɝɪfɪk kɛrɪktɝ


the livery becomes obnoxious to nearly all who are required to wear it

ðə lɪvɝi bɪkʌmz ɑːbnɑːkʃəs tuː nɪrli ɔl huː ɑːr riːkwaɪɝd tuː wɛr ɪt


in a general way though not wholly nor consistently these two groups coincide

ɪn ə dʒɛnɝəl weɪ ðoʊ nɑːt hoʊli nɔr kənsɪstəntli ðiːz tuː gruːps koʊɪnsaɪd


the dependent who was first delegated for these duties was the wife or the chief wife and as would be expected in the later development of the institution when the number of persons by whom these duties are customarily performed gradually narrows the wife remains the last

ðə dɪpɛndənt huː wɑːz fɝːst dɛləgeɪtəd fɔr ðiːz duːtiːz wɑːz ðə waɪf ɔr ðə tʃiːf waɪf ənd æz wʊd biː ɪkspɛktəd ɪn ðə leɪtɝ dɪvɛləpmənt ʌv ðə ɪnstɪtuːʃən wɛn ðə nʌmbɝ ʌv pɝːsənz baɪ huːm ðiːz duːtiːz ɑːr kəstəmɛrəli pɝfɔrmd grædʒuːəli nɛroʊz ðə waɪf rɪmeɪnz ðə læst


but as we descend the social scale the point is presently reached where the duties of vicarious leisure and consumption devolve upon the wife alone

bʌt æz wiː dɪsɛnd ðə soʊʃəl skeɪl ðə pɔɪnt ɪz prɛzəntli riːtʃt wɛr ðə duːtiːz ʌv vaɪkɛriːəs lɛʒɝ ənd kənsʌmpʃən dɪvɑːlv əpɑːn ðə waɪf əloʊn


in the communities of the western culture this point is at present found among the lower middle class

ɪn ðə kəmjuːnətiːz ʌv ðə wɛstɝn kʌltʃɝ ðɪs pɔɪnt ɪz æt prɛzənt faʊnd əmʌŋ ðə loʊɝ mɪdəl klæs


if beauty or comfort is achieved and it is a more or less fortuitous circumstance if they are they must be achieved by means and methods that commend themselves to the great economic law of wasted effort

ɪf bjuːti ɔr kʌmfɝt ɪz ətʃiːvd ənd ɪt ɪz ə mɔr ɔr lɛs fɔrtuːɪtəs sɝːkəmstæns ɪf ðeɪ ɑːr ðeɪ mʌst biː ətʃiːvd baɪ miːnz ənd mɛθədz ðæt kəmɛnd ðɛmsɛlvz tuː ðə greɪt ɛkənɑːmɪk lɔ ʌv weɪstəd ɛfɝt


the man of the household also can do something in this direction and indeed he commonly does but with a still lower descent into the levels of indigence along the margin of the slums the man and presently also the children virtually cease to consume valuable goods for appearances and the woman remains virtually the sole exponent of the household's pecuniary decency

ðə mæn ʌv ðə haʊshoʊld ɔlsoʊ kæn duː sʌmθɪŋ ɪn ðɪs dɝɛkʃən ənd ɪndiːd hiː kɑːmənli dʌz bʌt wɪð ə stɪl loʊɝ dɪsɛnt ɪntuː ðə lɛvəlz ʌv ɪndɪdʒəns əlɔŋ ðə mɑːrdʒən ʌv ðə slʌmz ðə mæn ənd prɛzəntli ɔlsoʊ ðə tʃɪldrən vɝːtʃuːəli siːs tuː kənsuːm væljəbəl gʊdz fɔr əpɪrənsəz ənd ðə wʊmən rɪmeɪnz vɝːtʃuːəli ðə soʊl ɛkspoʊnənt ʌv ðə haʊshoʊldz pɛkjuːniːɛri diːsənsi


very much of squalor and discomfort will be endured before the last trinket or the last pretense of pecuniary decency is put away

vɛri mʌtʃ ʌv skwɑːlɝ ənd dɪskʌmfɝt wɪl biː ɛndjʊrd bɪfɔr ðə læst trɪŋkət ɔr ðə læst priːtɛns ʌv pɛkjuːniːɛri diːsənsi ɪz pʊt əweɪ


there is no class and no country that has yielded so abjectly before the pressure of physical want as to deny themselves all gratification of this higher or spiritual need

ðɛr ɪz noʊ klæs ənd noʊ kʌntri ðæt hæz jiːldəd soʊ æbdʒɛktli bɪfɔr ðə prɛʃɝ ʌv fɪzɪkəl wɑːnt æz tuː dɪnaɪ ðɛmsɛlvz ɔl grætəfəkeɪʃən ʌv ðɪs haɪɝ ɔr spɪrɪtʃuːəl niːd


the question is which of the two methods will most effectively reach the persons whose convictions it is desired to affect

ðə kwɛstʃən ɪz wɪtʃ ʌv ðə tuː mɛθədz wɪl moʊst ɪfɛktɪvli riːtʃ ðə pɝːsənz huːz kənvɪkʃənz ɪt ɪz dɪzaɪɝd tuː əfɛkt


each will therefore serve about equally well during the earlier stages of social growth

iːtʃ wɪl ðɛrfɔr sɝːv əbaʊt iːkwəli wɛl dʊrɪŋ ðə ɝːliːɝ steɪdʒɪz ʌv soʊʃəl groʊθ


the modern organization of industry works in the same direction also by another line

ðə mɑːdɝn ɔrgənəzeɪʃən ʌv ɪndəstri wɝːks ɪn ðə seɪm dɝɛkʃən ɔlsoʊ baɪ ənʌðɝ laɪn


it is evident therefore that the present trend of the development is in the direction of heightening the utility of conspicuous consumption as compared with leisure

ɪt ɪz ɛvədənt ðɛrfɔr ðæt ðə prɛzənt trɛnd ʌv ðə dɪvɛləpmənt ɪz ɪn ðə dɝɛkʃən ʌv haɪtənɪŋ ðə juːtɪləti ʌv kənspɪkjuːəs kənsʌmpʃən æz kəmpɛrd wɪð lɛʒɝ


it is also noticeable that the serviceability of consumption as a means of repute as well as the insistence on it as an element of decency is at its best in those portions of the community where the human contact of the individual is widest and the mobility of the population is greatest

ɪt ɪz ɔlsoʊ noʊtəsəbəl ðæt ðə sɝːvɪsəbɪlɪti ʌv kənsʌmpʃən æz ə miːnz ʌv riːpjuːt æz wɛl æz ðə ɪnsɪstəns ɑːn ɪt æz æn ɛləmənt ʌv diːsənsi ɪz æt ɪts bɛst ɪn ðoʊz pɔrʃənz ʌv ðə kəmjuːnəti wɛr ðə hjuːmən kɑːntækt ʌv ðə ɪndəvɪdʒəwəl ɪz waɪdəst ənd ðə moʊbɪləti ʌv ðə pɑːpjəleɪʃən ɪz greɪtəst


consumption becomes a larger element in the standard of living in the city than in the country

kənsʌmpʃən bɪkʌmz ə lɑːrdʒɝ ɛləmənt ɪn ðə stændɝd ʌv lɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə sɪti ðæn ɪn ðə kʌntri


among the country population its place is to some extent taken by savings and home comforts known through the medium of neighborhood gossip sufficiently to serve the like general purpose of pecuniary repute

əmʌŋ ðə kʌntri pɑːpjəleɪʃən ɪts pleɪs ɪz tuː sʌm ɪkstɛnt teɪkən baɪ seɪvɪŋz ənd hoʊm kʌmfɝts noʊn θruː ðə miːdiːəm ʌv neɪbɝhʊd gɑːsəp səfɪʃəntli tuː sɝːv ðə laɪk dʒɛnɝəl pɝːpəs ʌv pɛkjuːniːɛri riːpjuːt


the result is a great mobility of the labor employed in printing perhaps greater than in any other equally well defined and considerable body of workmen

ðə rɪzʌlt ɪz ə greɪt moʊbɪləti ʌv ðə leɪbɝ ɛmplɔɪd ɪn prɪntɪŋ pɝhæps greɪtɝ ðæn ɪn ɛni ʌðɝ iːkwəli wɛl dɪfaɪnd ənd kənsɪdɝəbəl bɑːdi ʌv wɝːkmɪn