text_original: Speaking of the influences that moulded his life, George William Curtis says:   "The first and most enduring was an early and happy passion for a lovely and high minded woman who became his wife  the Egeria who exalted his youth and confirmed his noblest aspirations; a heaven eyed counsellor of the serener air, who filled his mind with peace and his life with joy."
text_transcription: SPEAKING OF THE INFLUENCES THAT MOULDED HIS LIFE GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS SAYS THE FIRST AND MOST ENDURING WAS AN EARLY AND HAPPY PASSION FOR A LOVELY AND HIGH MINDED WOMAN WHO BECAME HIS WIFE THE AGERIA WHO EXALTED HIS YOUTH AND CONFIRMED HIS NOBLEST ASPIRATIONS A HEAVEN EYED COUNSELLOR OF THE SERENER AIR WHO FILLED HIS MIND WITH PEACE AND HIS LIFE WITH JOY
phonemes: spˈiːkɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈɪnfluːənsᵻz ðæt mˈoʊldᵻd hɪz lˈaɪf, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɪljəm kˈɜːɾɪs sˈɛz:   "ðə fˈɜːst ænd mˈoʊst ɛndˈʊɹɹɪŋ wʌz ɐn ˈɜːli ænd hˈæpi pˈæʃən fɚɹə lˈʌvli ænd hˈaɪ mˈaɪndᵻd wˈʊmən hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm hɪz wˈaɪf ðɪ ɛdʒˈɪɹiə hˌuː ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd hɪz jˈuːθ ænd kənfˈɜːmd hɪz nˈoʊbəlɪst ˌæspɚɹˈeɪʃənz; ɐ hˈɛvən ˈaɪd kˈaʊnsəlɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɛɹənɚɹ ˈɛɹ, hˌuː fˈɪld hɪz mˈaɪnd wɪð pˈiːs ænd hɪz lˈaɪf wɪð dʒˈɔɪ."