text_original: He fancies it's about as big as West  minster Abbey, I know, and he wants the governors to give him the whole depth of the stage for his great scene, and set it obliquely, like the Assyrian hall in ' Sardanapalus/ so as to give the idea of illimitable extent. I'm to paint the scene for him.
text_transcription: HE FANCIES IT'S ABOUT AS BIG AS WESTMINSTER ABBEY I KNOW AND HE WANTS THE GOVERNORS TO GIVE HIM THE WHOLE DEPTH OF THE STAGE FOR HIS GREAT SCENE AND SET IT OBLIQUELY LIKE THE ASSYRIAN HALL IN SARDANAPOLIS SO AS TO GIVE THE IDEA OF ILLIMITABLE EXTENT I'M TO PAINT THE SCENE FOR HIM
phonemes: hiː fˈænsiz ɪts ɐbˌaʊt æz bˈɪɡ æz wˈɛst mˈɪnstɚɹ ˈæbi, aɪ nˈoʊ, ænd hiː wˈɔnts ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚz tə ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ðə hˈoʊl dˈɛpθ ʌvðə stˈeɪdʒ fɔːɹ hɪz ɡɹˈeɪt sˈiːn, ænd sˈɛt ɪɾ oʊblˈiːkli, lˈaɪk ðɪ ɐsˈɪɹiən hˈɔːl ɪn sˈɑːɹdɐnˌeɪpæləs slˈæʃ sˌoʊ æz tə ɡˈɪv ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv ɪlˈɪmɪɾəbəl ɛkstˈɛnt. aɪm tə pˈeɪnt ðə sˈiːn fɔːɹ hˌɪm.