text_original: 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. He never smiled, and the coldness of his temperament was proof against sensual seductions. Ever occupied with grand schemes, he despised all those idle amusements in which so many wasted their lives.
text_transcription: 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 HE NEVER SMILED AND THE COLDNESS OF HIS TEMPERAMENT WAS PROOF AGAINST SENSUAL SEDUCTIONS EVER OCCUPIED WITH GRAND SCHEMES HE DESPISED ALL THOSE IDLE AMUSEMENTS IN WHICH SO MANY WASTED THEIR LIVES
phonemes: 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. hiː nˈɛvɚ smˈaɪld, ænd ðə kˈoʊldnəs ʌv hɪz tˈɛmpɹəmənt wʌz pɹˈuːf ɐɡˈɛnst sˈɛnʃuːəl sᵻdˈʌkʃənz. ˈɛvɚɹ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd wɪð ɡɹˈænd skˈiːmz, hiː dᵻspˈaɪzd ˈɔːl ðoʊz ˈaɪdəl ɐmjˈuːzmənts ɪnwˌɪtʃ sˌoʊ mˈɛni wˈeɪstᵻd ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz.