text_original: Ever occupied with grand schemes, he despised all those idle amusements in which so many wasted their lives. The correspondence he kept up with the whole of Europe was chiefly managed by himself, and, that as little as possi  ble might be trusted to the silence of others, most of the letters were written by his own hand.
text_transcription: EVER OCCUPIED WITH GRAND SCHEMES HE DESPISED ALL THOSE IDLE AMUSEMENTS IN WHICH SO MANY WASTED THEIR LIVES THE CORRESPONDENCE HE KEPT UP WITH THE WHOLE OF EUROPE WAS CHIEFLY MANAGED BY HIMSELF AND THAT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE MIGHT BE TRUSTED TO THE SILENCE OF OTHERS MOST OF THE LETTERS WERE WRITTEN BY HIS OWN HAND
phonemes: ˈɛvɚɹ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd wɪð ɡɹˈænd skˈiːmz, hiː dᵻspˈaɪzd ˈɔːl ðoʊz ˈaɪdəl ɐmjˈuːzmənts ɪnwˌɪtʃ sˌoʊ mˈɛni wˈeɪstᵻd ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz. ðə kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns hiː kˈɛpt ˌʌp wɪððə hˈoʊl ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp wʌz tʃˈiːfli mˈænɪdʒd baɪ hɪmsˈɛlf, ænd, ðæt æz lˈɪɾəl æz pˈɑːsi blˈiː mˌaɪt biː tɹˈʌstᵻd tə ðə sˈaɪləns ʌv ˈʌðɚz, mˈoʊst əv ðə lˈɛɾɚz wɜː ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ hɪz ˈoʊn hˈænd.