text_original: No man is said to be a hero to his valet; I suppose the proverb may be applied in the case of his physician. Certainly, Lady Hester Stanhope's medical attendant does not forget to expose her weaknesses. "As it had become," he says, "a habit with her to find nothing well done, when she entered her bedroom, it was rare that the bed was made to her liking; and, generally, she ordered it to be made over again in her presence.
text_transcription: NO MAN IS SAID TO BE A HERO TO HIS VALET I SUPPOSE THE PROVERB MAY BE APPLIED IN THE CASE OF HIS PHYSICIAN CERTAINLY LADY HESTER STANOPE'S MEDICAL ATTENDANT DOES NOT FORGET TO EXPOSE HER WEAKNESSES AS IT HAD BECOME HE SAYS A HABIT WITH HER TO FIND NOTHING WELL DONE WHEN SHE ENTERED HER BEDROOM IT WAS RARE THAT THE BED WAS MADE TO HER LIKING AND GENERALLY SHE ORDERED IT TO BE MADE OVER AGAIN IN HER PRESENCE
phonemes: nˈoʊ mˈæn ɪz sˈɛd təbi ɐ hˈiəɹoʊ tə hɪz vælˈeɪ; aɪ səpˈoʊz ðə pɹˈɑːvɜːb mˈeɪ biː ɐplˈaɪd ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv hɪz fɪzˈɪʃən. sˈɜːʔn̩li, lˈeɪdi hˈɛstɚ stˈænhoʊpz mˈɛdɪkəl ɐtˈɛndənt dʌznˌɑːt fɚɡˈɛt tʊ ɛkspˈoʊz hɜː wˈiːknəsᵻz. "æz ɪt hæd bɪkˈʌm," hiː sˈɛz, "ɐ hˈæbɪt wɪð hɜː tə fˈaɪnd nˈʌθɪŋ wˈɛl dˈʌn, wˌɛn ʃiː ˈɛntɚd hɜː bˈɛdɹuːm, ɪt wʌz ɹˈɛɹ ðætðə bˈɛd wʌz mˌeɪd tə hɜː lˈaɪkɪŋ; ænd, dʒˈɛnɚɹəli, ʃiː ˈɔːɹdɚd ɪt təbi mˌeɪd ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐɡˈɛn ɪn hɜː pɹˈɛzəns.