text_original: He was a good man in a limited way. But he had never read the modern gospel, according to Thomas Carlyle, which after all is but an expansion of the Parable of the Talents : and he knew not that every man must work after some fashion or other, and do something for the time in which he lives.
text_transcription: HE WAS A GOOD MAN IN A LIMITED WAY BUT HE HAD NEVER READ THE MODERN GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS CARLYLE WHICH AFTER ALL IS BUT AN EXPANSION OF THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS AND HE KNEW NOT THAT EVERY MAN MUST WORK AFTER SOME FASHION OR OTHER AND DO SOMETHING FOR THE TIME IN WHICH HE LIVES
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ ɡˈʊd mˈæn ɪn ɐ lˈɪmɪɾᵻd wˈeɪ. bˌʌt hiː hæd nˈɛvɚ ɹˈɛd ðə mˈɑːdɚn ɡˈɑːspəl, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə tˈɑːməs kˈɑːɹlaɪl, wˌɪtʃ ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl ɪz bˌʌt ɐn ɛkspˈænʃən ʌvðə pˈæɹəbəl ʌvðə tˈælənts : ænd hiː nˈuː nˌɑːt ðæt ˈɛvɹi mˈæn mˈʌst wˈɜːk ˈæftɚ sˌʌm fˈæʃən ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ, ænd dˈuː sˈʌmθɪŋ fɚðə tˈaɪm ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː lˈɪvz.