text_original: At heart he was more than half a Puritan, and hated jigs and feastings as lustily as did the Gideons and Grace be heres of Cromwell's day. But he was far too tender natured a man to bear the sight of a woman's tears.
text_transcription: AT HEART HE WAS MORE THAN HALF A PURITAN AND HATED JIGS AND FEASTINGS AS LUSTILY AS DID THE GIDEONS AND GRACE BEHEARS OF CROMWELL'S DAY BUT HE WAS FAR TOO TENDER NATURED A MAN TO BEAR THE SIGHT OF A WOMAN'S TEARS
phonemes: æt hˈɑːɹt hiː wʌz mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ɐ pjˈʊɹɹɪtən, ænd hˈeɪɾᵻd dʒˈɪɡz ænd fˈiːstɪŋz æz lˈʌstili æz dˈɪd ðə ɡˈɪdɪənz ænd ɡɹˈeɪs biː hˈɪɹz ʌv kɹˈɑːmwɛlz dˈeɪ. bˌʌt hiː wʌz fˈɑːɹ tˈuː tˈɛndɚ nˈeɪtʃɚd ɐ mˈæn tə bˈɛɹ ðə sˈaɪt əvə wˈʊmənz tˈɪɹz.