text_original: Twelve patrols went their rounds about the pal  ace, to prevent any disturbance. His busy genius re  quired silence. The noise of coaches was to be kept away from his residence, and the streets leading to it were fre  299 AUSTRIA HUNGARY quently blocked up with chains. His own circle was as silent as the approaches to his palace: dark, reserved, and impenetrable, he was more sparing of his words than of his gifts; while the little that he spoke was harsh and imperious.
text_transcription: TWELVE PATROLS WENT THEIR ROUNDS ABOUT THE PALACE TO PREVENT ANY DISTURBANCE HIS BUSY GENIUS REQUIRED SILENCE THE NOISE OF COACHES WAS TO BE KEPT AWAY FROM HIS RESIDENCE AND THE STREETS LEADING TO IT WERE FREQUENTLY BLOCKED UP WITH CHAINS HIS OWN CIRCLE WAS AS SILENT AS THE APPROACHES TO HIS PALACE DARK RESERVED AND IMPENETRABLE HE WAS MORE SPARING OF HIS WORDS THAN OF HIS GIFTS WHILE THE LITTLE THAT HE SPOKE WAS HARSH AND IMPERIOUS
phonemes: twˈɛlv pɐtɹˈoʊlz wɛnt ðɛɹ ɹˈaʊndz ɐbˌaʊt ðə pˈæl ˈeɪs, tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ˌɛni dɪstˈɜːbəns. hɪz bˈɪzi dʒˈiːnɪəs ɹˌiː kwˈaɪɚd sˈaɪləns. ðə nˈɔɪz ʌv kˈoʊtʃᵻz wʌz təbi kˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm hɪz ɹˈɛzᵻdəns, ænd ðə stɹˈiːts lˈiːdɪŋ tʊ ɪt wɜː fɹˈiː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ˈɔːstɹiə hˈʌŋɡɚɹi kwˈɛntli blˈɑːkt ˌʌp wɪð tʃˈeɪnz. hɪz ˈoʊn sˈɜːkəl wʌz æz sˈaɪlənt æz ðɪ ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz tə hɪz pˈælɪs: dˈɑːɹk, ɹɪzˈɜːvd, ænd ɪmpˈɛnɪtɹəbəl, hiː wʌz mˈɔːɹ spˈɛɹɪŋ ʌv hɪz wˈɜːdz ðɐn ʌv hɪz ɡˈɪfts; wˌaɪl ðə lˈɪɾəl ðæt hiː spˈoʊk wʌz hˈɑːɹʃ ænd ɪmpˈɪɹiəs.