text_original: There was a breathless hush. A swift vision came to me of a man, young, alert, commanding, stern under necessity, self repressed at all times  a man who by the very dominance of his character had awed into submission the fierce Northern tribes of a continent, who had compelled men to follow him until the life had all but ebbed from their bodies, who had led them to victory in the end.
text_transcription: THERE WAS A BREATHLESS HUSH A SWIFT VISION CAME TO ME OF A MAN YOUNG ALERT COMMANDING STERN UNDER NECESSITY SELF REPOSSESSED AT ALL TIMES A MAN WHO BY THE VERY DOMINANCE OF HIS CHARACTER HAD AWED INTO SUBMISSION THE FIERCE NORTHERN TRIBES OF A CONTINENT WHO HAD COMPELLED MEN TO FOLLOW HIM UNTIL THE LIFE HAD ALL BUT EBBED FROM THEIR BODIES WHO HAD LED THEM TO VICTORY IN THE END
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ bɹˈɛθləs hˈʌʃ. ɐ swˈɪft vˈɪʒən kˈeɪm tə mˌiː əvə mˈæn, jˈʌŋ, ɐlˈɜːt, kəmˈændɪŋ, stˈɜːn ˌʌndɚ nəsˈɛsɪɾi, sˈɛlf ɹᵻpɹˈɛst æɾ ˈɔːl tˈaɪmz ɐ mˈæn hˌuː baɪ ðə vˈɛɹi dˈɑːmɪnəns ʌv hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚ hæd ˈɔːd ˌɪntʊ səbmˈɪʃən ðə fˈɪɹs nˈɔːɹðɚn tɹˈaɪbz əvə kˈɑːntɪnənt, hˌuː hæd kəmpˈɛld mˈɛn tə fˈɑːloʊ hˌɪm ʌntˈɪl ðə lˈaɪf hæd ˈɔːl bˌʌt ˈɛbd fɹʌm ðɛɹ bˈɑːdiz, hˌuː hæd lˈɛd ðˌɛm tə vˈɪktɚɹi ɪnðɪ ˈɛnd.