text_original: He was certainly a personage of very prepossessing mien; his manners were engaging, his conversation agreeable, and any man whose heart was subject to the meltings of humanity would have deplored his distress, and looked upon him as a most pathetic instance of that miserable reverse to which all human grandeur is exposed.
text_transcription: HE WAS CERTAINLY A PERSONAGE OF VERY PREPOSSESSING MIEN HIS MANNERS WERE ENGAGING HIS CONVERSATION AGREEABLE AND ANY MAN WHOSE HEART WAS SUBJECT TO THE MELTINGS OF HUMANITY WOULD HAVE DEPLORED HIS DISTRESS AND LOOKED UPON HIM AS A MOST PATHETIC INSTANCE OF THAT MISERABLE REVERSE TO WHICH ALL HUMAN GRANDEUR IS EXPOSED
phonemes: hiː wʌz sˈɜːʔn̩li ɐ pˈɜːsənɪdʒ ʌv vˈɛɹi pɹɪpəzˈɛsɪŋ mˈiːn; hɪz mˈænɚz wɜːɹ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ, hɪz kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən ɐɡɹˈiːəbəl, ænd ˌɛni mˈæn hˌuːz hˈɑːɹt wʌz sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə ðə mˈɛltɪŋz ʌv hjuːmˈænᵻɾi wʊdhɐv dᵻplˈɔːɹd hɪz dɪstɹˈɛs, ænd lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn hˌɪm æz ɐ mˈoʊst pɐθˈɛɾɪk ˈɪnstəns ʌv ðæt mˈɪzɹəbəl ɹᵻvˈɜːs tʊ wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːl hjˈuːmən ɡɹændˈʊɹ ɪz ɛkspˈoʊzd.