text_original: The last seven years of his life, with which alone we are concerned in this volume, were not only an anti climax in his career ; they added much to his contemporary unpopularity, and they detracted seriously though perhaps unjustly from his posthumous fame.
text_transcription: THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OF HIS LIFE WITH WHICH ALONE WE ARE CONCERNED IN THIS VOLUME WERE NOT ONLY AN ANTI CLIMAX IN HIS CAREER THEY ADDED MUCH TO HIS CONTEMPORARY UNPOPULARITY AND THEY DETRACTED SERIOUSLY THOUGH PERHAPS UNJUSTLY FROM HIS POSTHUMOUS FAME
phonemes: ðə lˈæst sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf, wɪð wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈoʊn wiː ɑːɹ kənsˈɜːnd ɪn ðɪs vˈɑːljuːm, wɜː nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ɐn ˈæntaɪ klˈaɪmæks ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ; ðeɪ ˈædᵻd mˈʌtʃ tə hɪz kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ʌnpˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi, ænd ðeɪ dɪtɹˈæktᵻd sˈɪɹiəsli ðˌoʊ pɚhˈæps ʌndʒˈʌstli fɹʌm hɪz pˈoʊsthjuːməs fˈeɪm.