text_original: He had been absorbed iu his meditations for some hours, and, ready at last to exchange his books for his bed, he paused at this mournful passage from Thormodr Torfesen : " When a man lights his lamp, death is beside him ere it be extinguished."
text_transcription: HE HAD BEEN ABSORBED IN HIS MEDITATIONS FOR SOME HOURS AND READY AT LAST TO EXCHANGE HIS BOOKS FOR HIS BED HE PAUSED AT THIS MOURNFUL PASSAGE FROM THORNWATER TORPHYSEN WHEN A MAN LIGHTS HIS LAMP DEATH IS BESIDE HIM IT BE EXTINGUISHED
phonemes: hiː hɐdbɪn ɐbsˈɔːɹbd ˈɪuː hɪz mˌɛdɪtˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ sˌʌm ˈaʊɚz, ænd, ɹˈɛdi æt lˈæst tʊ ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ hɪz bˈʊks fɔːɹ hɪz bˈɛd, hiː pˈɔːzd æt ðɪs mˈɔːɹnfəl pˈæsɪdʒ fɹʌm θˈɔːɹmɑːdɚ tˈɔːɹfɛsən : " wˌɛn ɐ mˈæn lˈaɪts hɪz lˈæmp, dˈɛθ ɪz bᵻsˌaɪd hˌɪm ˈɛɹ ɪt biː ɛkstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt."