text_original: Some of his thrusts left embittered feelings, but in general the tone was so good natured that only the thin skinned could object, and it must be confessed many of his judgments have been confirmed by Time. In 1851 Lowell visited Europe, and spent upwards of a year widening his acquaintance with the polite languages.
text_transcription: SOME OF HIS THRUSTS LEFT EMBITTERED FEELINGS BUT IN GENERAL THE TONE WAS SO GOOD NATURED THAT ONLY THE THIN SKINNED COULD OBJECT AND IT MUST BE CONFESSED MANY OF HIS JUDGMENTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY TIME IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY ONE LOWELL VISITED EUROPE AND SPENT UPWARDS OF A YEAR WIDENING HIS ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE POLITE LANGUAGES
phonemes: sˌʌm ʌv hɪz θɹˈʌsts lˈɛft ɛmbˈɪɾɚd fˈiːlɪŋz, bˌʌt ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ðə tˈoʊn wʌz sˌoʊ ɡˈʊd nˈeɪtʃɚd ðæt ˈoʊnli ðə θˈɪn skˈɪnd kʊd ɑːbdʒˈɛkt, ænd ɪt mˈʌst biː kənfˈɛst mˈɛnɪəv hɪz dʒˈʌdʒmənts hɐvbɪn kənfˈɜːmd baɪ tˈaɪm. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn lˈoʊɛl vˈɪzɪɾᵻd jˈʊɹɹəp, ænd spˈɛnt ˈʌpwɚdz əvə jˈɪɹ wˈaɪdənɪŋ hɪz ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪððə pəlˈaɪt lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.