text_original: How could he complain if the steps gave way beneath him, which he had built so high for his own aggrandizement only ? The founder of the Danish nobility, from the depth of his exile, saw the grandees whom he had created share HANS OF ICELAND. 37 his own dignities between them. Count d'Ahlefeld, his mortal enemy, succeeded him as chancellor; General Arensdorf, as earl marshal, distributed military titles, and Bishop Spollyson took the position of inspector of uni  versities.
text_transcription: HOW COULD HE COMPLAIN IF THE STEPS GAVE WAY BENEATH HIM WHICH HE HAD BUILT SO HIGH FOR HIS OWN AGGRANDISEMENT ONLY THE FOUNDER OF THE DANISH NOBILITY FROM THE DEPTH OF HIS EXILE SAW THE GRANDEES WHOM HE HAD CREATED SHARE HIS OWN DIGNITIES BETWEEN THEM COUNT DELAFELD HIS MORTAL ENEMY SUCCEEDED HIM AS CHANCELLOR GENERAL ARONSTOV AS EARL MARSHAL DISTRIBUTED MILITARY TITLES AND BISHOP SPOLISON TOOK THE POSITION OF INSPECTOR OF UNIVERSITIES
phonemes: hˌaʊ kʊd hiː kəmplˈeɪn ɪf ðə stˈɛps ɡˈeɪv wˈeɪ bᵻnˈiːθ hˌɪm, wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd bˈɪlt sˌoʊ hˈaɪ fɔːɹ hɪz ˈoʊn ɐɡɹˈændaɪzmənt ˈoʊnli ? ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə dˈeɪnɪʃ noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi, fɹʌmðə dˈɛpθ ʌv hɪz ˈɛɡzaɪl, sˈɔː ðə ɡɹˈændiːz hˈuːm hiː hæd kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ʃˈɛɹ hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən hɪz ˈoʊn dˈɪɡnᵻɾiz bᵻtwˈiːn ðˌɛm. kˈaʊnt dˈɑːlɪfˌɛld, hɪz mˈɔːɹɾəl ˈɛnəmi, səksˈiːdᵻd hˌɪm æz tʃˈænsɛlɚ; dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˈæɹənsdˌɔːɹf, æz ˈɜːl mˈɑːɹʃəl, dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd mˈɪlətˌɛɹi tˈaɪɾəlz, ænd bˈɪʃəp spˈɑːlɪsən tˈʊk ðə pəzˈɪʃən ʌv ɪnspˈɛktɚɹ ʌv jˈuːni vˈɜːsᵻɾiz.