text_original: Thinking earnestly upon these points, I remained, for an hour perhaps, half sitting, half reclining, with my vision riveted upon the portrait. At length, satisfied with the true secret of its effect, I fell back within the bed. I had found the spell of the picture in an absolute life likeliness of expression, which, at first startling, finally confounded, subdued, and appalled me.
text_transcription: THINKING EARNESTLY UPON THESE POINTS I REMAINED FOR AN HOUR PERHAPS HALF SITTING HALF RECLINING WITH MY VISION RIVETED UPON THE PORTRAIT AT LENGTH SATISFIED WITH THE TRUE SECRET OF ITS EFFECT I FELL BACK WITHIN THE BED I FOUND THE SPELL OF THE PICTURE IN AN ABSOLUTE LIFE LIKENESS OF EXPRESSION WHICH AT FIRST STARTLING FINALLY CONFOUNDED SUBDUED AND APPALLED ME
phonemes: θˈɪŋkɪŋ ˈɜːnɪstli əpˌɑːn ðiːz pˈɔɪnts, aɪ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd, fɚɹən ˈaʊɚ pɚhˈæps, hˈæf sˈɪɾɪŋ, hˈæf ɹᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ, wɪð maɪ vˈɪʒən ɹˈɪvɪɾᵻd əpˌɑːn ðə pˈɔːɹtɹɪt. æt lˈɛŋθ, sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd wɪððə tɹˈuː sˈiːkɹᵻt ʌv ɪts ɪfˈɛkt, aɪ fˈɛl bˈæk wɪðˌɪn ðə bˈɛd. aɪ hæd fˈaʊnd ðə spˈɛl ʌvðə pˈɪktʃɚɹ ɪn ɐn ˈæbsəlˌuːt lˈaɪf lˈaɪklinəs ʌv ɛkspɹˈɛʃən, wˈɪtʃ, æt fˈɜːst stˈɑːɹɾəlɪŋ, fˈaɪnəli kənfˈaʊndᵻd, sʌbdˈuːd, ænd ɐpˈɔːld mˌiː.