text_original: 'Instead of seeing thus my hopes blasted for ever, I might have grown old among his children and the children of my brother's daughter! But I drove her to France; and in consequence of that, the scourge, the dreadful scourge has fallen upon me!
text_transcription: INSTEAD OF SEEING THUS MY HOPES LASTED FOR EVER I MIGHT HAVE GROWN OLD AMONG HIS CHILDREN AND THE CHILDREN OF MY BROTHER'S DAUGHTER BUT I DROVE HER TO FRANCE AND IN CONSEQUENCE OF THAT THE SCOURGE THE DREADFUL SCOURGE HAS FALLEN UPON ME
phonemes: ɪnstˈɛd ʌv sˈiːɪŋ ðˈʌs maɪ hˈoʊps blˈæstᵻd fɔːɹ ˈɛvɚ, aɪ mˌaɪthɐv ɡɹˈoʊn ˈoʊld ɐmˌʌŋ hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən ænd ðə tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv maɪ bɹˈʌðɚz dˈɔːɾɚ! bˌʌt aɪ dɹˈoʊv hɜː tə fɹˈæns; ænd ɪn kˈɑːnsɪkwəns ʌv ðˈæt, ðə skˈɜːdʒ, ðə dɹˈɛdfəl skˈɜːdʒ hɐz fˈɔːlən əpˌɑːn mˌiː!