text_original: He had been the unsuccessful Presidential candidate of the Whig party in 1852, a circumstance which no doubt greatly increased his personal attention to current politics, then and afterwards.
text_transcription: HE HAD BEEN THE UNSUCCESSFUL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF THE WHIG PARTY IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY TWO A CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH NO DOUBT GREATLY INCREASED HIS PERSONAL ATTENTION TO CURRENT POLITICS THEN AND AFTERWARDS
phonemes: hiː hɐdbɪn ðɪ ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ʌvðə wˈɪɡ pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ɐ sˈɜːkəmstˌæns wˌɪtʃ nˈoʊ dˈaʊt ɡɹˈeɪtli ɪŋkɹˈiːst hɪz pˈɜːsənəl ɐtˈɛnʃən tə kˈɜːɹənt pˈɑːlətˌɪks, ðˈɛn ænd ˈæftɚwɚdz.