text_original: He possessed a handsome person, great strength and skill at arms, extraordinary courage and daring, singular powers of conciliation and of bringing others to his way of thinking, pleasing and courteous demeanor, a careless and easy manner which concealed great sagacity and wisdom, an inexhaustible flow of spirits, and an iron determination.
text_transcription: HE POSSESSED A HANDSOME PERSON GREAT STRENGTH AND SKILL AT ARMS EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE AND DARING SINGULAR POWERS OF CONCILIATION AND OF BRINGING OTHERS TO HIS WAY OF THINKING PLEASING AND COURTEOUS DEMEANOUR A CARELESS AND EASY MANNER WHICH CONCEALED GREAT SAGACITY AND WISDOM AN INEXHAUSTIBLE FLOW OF SPIRITS AND AN IRON DETERMINATION
phonemes: hiː pəzˈɛst ɐ hˈændsʌm pˈɜːsən, ɡɹˈeɪt stɹˈɛŋθ ænd skˈɪl æɾ ˈɑːɹmz, ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi kˈɜːɹɪdʒ ænd dˈɛɹɪŋ, sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚ pˈaʊɚz ʌv kənsˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən ænd ʌv bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ˈʌðɚz tə hɪz wˈeɪ ʌv θˈɪŋkɪŋ, plˈiːzɪŋ ænd kˈɜːɾiəs dᵻmˈiːnɚ, ɐ kˈɛɹləs ænd ˈiːzi mˈænɚ wˌɪtʃ kənsˈiːld ɡɹˈeɪt səɡˈæsᵻɾi ænd wˈɪzdəm, ɐn ˌɪnɛɡzˈɔːstᵻbəl flˈoʊ ʌv spˈɪɹɪts, ænd ɐn ˈaɪɚn dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən.