text_original: Wil  liam II had the good taste to understand it. In 1895, on Bismarck's eightieth birthday, he went in person to Friedrichsruh to offer the former Chan  cellor a sword of honour, thus inaugurating the fetes which took the character of an apotheosis.
text_transcription: WILLIAM THE SECOND HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO UNDERSTAND IT IN EIGHTEEN NINETY FIVE ON BISMARCK'S EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY HE WENT IN PERSON TO FRIEDRICH'S ROOM TO OFFER THE FORMER CHANCELLOR A SWORD OF HONOR THUS INAUGURATING THE FETES WHICH TOOK THE CHARACTER OF AN APOTHEOSIS
phonemes: wˈɪl lˈiːəm ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː hæd ðə ɡˈʊd tˈeɪst tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ɪt. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ˌɔn bˈɪsmɑːɹks ˈeɪɾiəθ bˈɜːθdeɪ, hiː wɛnt ɪn pˈɜːsən tə fɹˈiːdɹɪtʃsɹˌʌ tʊ ˈɔfɚ ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ tʃˈæn sˈɛlɚɹ ɐ sˈɔːɹd ʌv ˈɑːnɚ, ðˈʌs ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə fˈeɪts wˌɪtʃ tˈʊk ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ əvən ɐpˈɑːθiːəsiz.