text_original: His body, however, seemed to lag behind, and was no match for his sublime spirit. But when fired by his position as Conductor, or when at the piano, the slender body was nerved to a point where it seemed all suppleness and sinewy strength.
text_transcription: HIS BODY HOWEVER SEEMED TO LACK BEHIND AND WAS NO MATCH FOR HIS SUBLIME SPIRIT BUT WHEN FIRED BY HIS POSITION AS CONDUCTOR AND WHEN AT THE PIANO THE SLENDER BODY WAS NERVED TO A POINT WHERE IT SEEMED ALL SUPPLENESS AND S SINUOUS STRENGTH
phonemes: hɪz bˈɑːdi, haʊˈɛvɚ, sˈiːmd tə lˈæɡ bᵻhˈaɪnd, ænd wʌz nˈoʊ mˈætʃ fɔːɹ hɪz sʌblˈaɪm spˈɪɹɪt. bˌʌt wɛn fˈaɪɚd baɪ hɪz pəzˈɪʃən æz kəndˈʌktɚ, ɔːɹ wɛn æt ðə piˈænoʊ, ðə slˈɛndɚ bˈɑːdi wʌz nˈɜːvd tʊ ɐ pˈɔɪnt wˌɛɹ ɪt sˈiːmd ˈɔːl sˈʌpəlnəs ænd sˈɪnjuːi stɹˈɛŋθ.