text_original: That plastic mind had been entirely in the old man's hands, to mould in what form he pleased. Himself the slave of impulse, it was not 190 ELEANOR'S VICTORY. to be supposed that he could teach his daughter those sound principles without which man, like a rudderless vessel, floats hither and thither before every current in the sea of life.
text_transcription: THAT PLASTIC MIND HAD BEEN ENTIRELY IN THE OLD MAN'S HANDS TO MOULD IN WHAT FORM HE PLEASED HIMSELF THE SLAVE OF IMPULSE IT WAS NOT TO BE SUPPOSED THAT HE COULD TEACH HIS DAUGHTER THOSE SOUND PRINCIPLES WITHOUT WHICH MAN LIKE A RUDDERLESS VESSEL FLOATS HITHER AND THITHER BEFORE EVERY CURRENT IN THE SEA OF LIFE
phonemes: ðæt plˈæstɪk mˈaɪnd hɐdbɪn ɛntˈaɪɚli ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld mˈænz hˈændz, tə mˈoʊld ɪn wʌt fˈɔːɹm hiː plˈiːzd. hɪmsˈɛlf ðə slˈeɪv ʌv ˈɪmpʌls, ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ᵻlˈiːnɚz vˈɪktɚɹi. təbi səpˈoʊzd ðæt hiː kʊd tˈiːtʃ hɪz dˈɔːɾɚ ðoʊz sˈaʊnd pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz wɪðˌaʊt wˌɪtʃ mˈæn, lˈaɪk ɐ ɹˈʌdɚləs vˈɛsəl, flˈoʊts hˈɪðɚ ænd ðˈɪðɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ˈɛvɹi kˈɜːɹənt ɪnðə sˈiː ʌv lˈaɪf.