text_original: He became gradually weaker, and on the 8th of December, 1818, died* without a struggle, and seemingly without pain.
text_transcription: HE BECAME GRADUALLY WEAKER AND ON THE EIGHTH OF DECEMBER EIGHTEEN EIGHTEEN DIED WITHOUT A STRUGGLE AND SEEMINGLY WITHOUT PAIN
phonemes: hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɡɹˈædʒuːəli wˈiːkɚ, ænd ɔnðɪ ˈeɪtθ ʌv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, dˈaɪd ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk wɪðˌaʊt ɐ stɹˈʌɡəl, ænd sˈiːmɪŋli wɪðˌaʊt pˈeɪn.