text_original: He was extremely popular. Known in private as "one of the most marvellous of story tellers," he became the lion of many public occasions. The _London News_ spoke of the "Extraordinary felicity of his occasional speeches."
text_transcription: HE WAS EXTREMELY POPULAR KNOWN IN PRIVATE AS ONE OF THE MOST MARVELLOUS OF STORY TELLERS HE BECAME THE LION OF MANY PUBLIC OCCASIONS THE LONDON NEWS SPOKE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY FELICITY OF HIS OCCASIONAL SPEECHES
phonemes: hiː wʌz ɛkstɹˈiːmli pˈɑːpjʊlɚ. nˈoʊn ɪn pɹˈaɪvət æz "wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst mˈɑːɹvələs ʌv stˈɔːɹi tˈɛlɚz," hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə lˈaɪən ʌv mˈɛni pˈʌblɪk əkˈeɪʒənz. ðə lˈʌndən nˈuːz spˈoʊk ʌvðə "ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi fɛlˈɪsᵻɾi ʌv hɪz əkˈeɪʒənəl spˈiːtʃᵻz."