text_original: I could not help, as I leaned against the balustrade before the coffin, and thought of its contents, calling to mind when my poor grandfather's feelings seemed, as it were, inclined to thaw in my favour, when he called me "his child," and, in all probability, had not my uncle had a son, would have died in my arms, fond and attached to me for my own sake, independently of worldly considerations.
text_transcription: I COULD NOT HELP AS I LEANED AGAINST THE BALUSTRADE BEFORE THE COFFIN AND THOUGHT OF ITS CONTENTS CALLING TO MIND WHEN MY POOR GRANDFATHER'S FEELINGS SEEMED AS IT WERE INCLINED TO THAW IN MY FAVOUR WHEN HE CALLED ME HIS CHILD AND IN ALL PROBABILITY HAD NOT MY UNCLE HAD A SON WOULD HAVE DIED IN MY ARMS FOND AND ATTACHED TO ME FOR MY OWN SAKE INDEPENDENTLY OF WORLDLY CONSIDERATIONS
phonemes: aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp, æz aɪ lˈiːnd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə bˈæləstɹˌeɪd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə kˈɔfɪn, ænd θˈɔːt ʌv ɪts kˈɑːntɛnts, kˈɔːlɪŋ tə mˈaɪnd wɛn maɪ pˈʊɹ ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚz fˈiːlɪŋz sˈiːmd, æz ɪt wɜː, ɪŋklˈaɪnd tə θˈɔː ɪn maɪ fˈeɪvɚ, wˌɛn hiː kˈɔːld mˌiː "hɪz tʃˈaɪld," ænd, ɪn ˈɔːl pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi, hæd nˌɑːt maɪ ˈʌŋkəl hæd ɐ sˈʌn, wʊdhɐv dˈaɪd ɪn maɪ ˈɑːɹmz, fˈɑːnd ænd ɐtˈætʃt tə mˌiː fɔːɹ maɪ ˈoʊn sˈeɪk, ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntli ʌv wˈɜːldli kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃənz.