text_original: Perhaps Bismarck was not altogether sorry ; he wrote to his sister on the 15th of July, i860 ; " I'm like an old pensioner that has renounced the things of this world, or an old soldier, formerly ambitious, who has reached the goal of a good command, and I feel as if I might here wait the ending of my days through many long years of contentment."
text_transcription: PERHAPS BISMARCK WAS NOT ALTOGETHER SORRY HE WROTE TO HIS SISTER ON THE FIFTEENTH OF JULY EIGHTEEN SIXTY I'M LIKE AN OLD PENSIONER THAT HAS RENOUNCED THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD OR AN OLD SOLDIER FORMERLY AMBITIOUS WHO HAS REACHED THE GOAL OF A GOOD COMMAND AND I FEEL AS IF I MIGHT HERE WAIT THE ENDING OF MY DAYS THROUGH MANY LONG YEARS OF CONTENTMENT
phonemes: pɚhˈæps bˈɪsmɑːɹk wʌz nˌɑːt ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ sˈɑːɹi ; hiː ɹˈoʊt tə hɪz sˈɪstɚɹ ɔnðə fˈɪftiːnθ ʌv dʒuːlˈaɪ, ˈaɪ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ; " aɪm lˈaɪk ɐn ˈoʊld pˈɛnʃənɚ ðæt hɐz ɹᵻnˈaʊnst ðə θˈɪŋz ʌv ðɪs wˈɜːld, ɔːɹ ɐn ˈoʊld sˈoʊldʒɚ, fˈɔːɹmɚli æmbˈɪʃəs, hˌuː hɐz ɹˈiːtʃt ðə ɡˈoʊl əvə ɡˈʊd kəmˈænd, ænd aɪ fˈiːl æz ɪf aɪ mˌaɪt hˈɪɹ wˈeɪt ðɪ ˈɛndɪŋ ʌv maɪ dˈeɪz θɹuː mˈɛni lˈɔŋ jˈɪɹz ʌv kəntˈɛntmənt."