text_original: And it is pleasant to think that the sweet demeanor of his last days was not owing to the mere cowardly fear of death ; but rather a return of the soul to its true self, a nat  ural dropping off of all extraneous fever and error, before the suffering of its life should close.
text_transcription: AND IT IS PLEASANT TO THINK THAT THE SWEET DEMEANOUR OF HIS LAST DAYS WAS NOT OWING TO THE MERE COWARDLY FEAR OF DEATH BUT RATHER A RETURN OF THE SOUL TO ITS TRUE SELF A NATURAL DROPPING OFF OF ALL EXTRANEOUS FEVER AND ERROR BEFORE THE SUFFERING OF ITS LIFE SHOULD CLOSE
phonemes: ænd ɪɾ ɪz plˈɛzənt tə θˈɪŋk ðætðə swˈiːt dᵻmˈiːnɚɹ ʌv hɪz lˈæst dˈeɪz wʌz nˌɑːt ˈoʊɪŋ tə ðə mˈɪɹ kˈaʊɚdli fˈɪɹ ʌv dˈɛθ ; bˌʌt ɹˈæðɚɹ ɐ ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌvðə sˈoʊl tʊ ɪts tɹˈuː sˈɛlf, ɐ nˈæt jˈuːɚɹəl dɹˈɑːpɪŋ ˈɔf ʌv ˈɔːl ɛkstɹˈeɪniəs fˈiːvɚ ænd ˈɛɹɚ, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ ʌv ɪts lˈaɪf ʃˌʊd klˈoʊz.