text_original: " In my very young years," he says, " I had a gravity and staidness of mind and spirit not usual in children.' 1 Even as a boy, when he saw that a thing was right he was determined to do it. They who knew him used to say, " If George says verily, there is no altering him.'
text_transcription: IN MY VERY YOUNG YEARS HE SAYS I HAD A GRAVITY AND STAIDNESS OF MIND AND SPIRIT NOT UNUSUAL IN CHILDREN EVEN AS A BOY WHEN HE SAW THAT THE THING WAS RIGHT HE WAS DETERMINED TO DO IT THEY WHO KNEW HIM USED TO SAY IF GEORGE SAYS VERILY THERE IS NO ALTERING HIM
phonemes: " ɪn maɪ vˈɛɹi jˈʌŋ jˈɪɹz," hiː sˈɛz, " aɪ hæd ɐ ɡɹˈævᵻɾi ænd stˈeɪdnəs ʌv mˈaɪnd ænd spˈɪɹɪt nˌɑːt jˈuːʒuːəl ɪn tʃˈɪldɹən.wˈʌn ˈiːvən æz ɐ bˈɔɪ, wˌɛn hiː sˈɔː ðˌæɾə θˈɪŋ wʌz ɹˈaɪt hiː wʌz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə dˈuː ɪt. ðeɪ hˌuː nˈuː hˌɪm jˈuːzd tə sˈeɪ, " ɪf dʒˈɔːɹdʒ sˈɛz vˈɛɹili, ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ ˈɔltɚɹɪŋ hˌɪm.