text_original: A shameless voluptuary, a reckless spendthrift, a hard drinker, and a confirmed gambler, his conduct was a constant embarrass  ment to his ministers and a terrible example to his subjects ; but his correspondence with the leading statesmen ^ of the time proves that he had an ample measure of political sagacity and no little shrewdness in his judgment of men.
text_transcription: A SHAMELESS VOLUPTUARY A RECKLESS SPENDTHRIFT A HARD DRINKER AND A CONFIRMED GAMBLER HIS CONDUCT WAS A CONSTANT EMBARRASSMENT TO HIS MINISTERS AND A TERRIBLE EXAMPLE TO HIS SUBJECTS BUT HIS CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LEADING STATESMEN OF THE TIME PROVES THAT HE HAD AN AMPLE MEASURE OF POLITICAL SAGACITY AND NO LITTLE SHREWDNESS IN HIS JUDGMENT OF MEN
phonemes: ɐ ʃˈeɪmləs vəlˈʌptjuːˌɛɹi, ɐ ɹˈɛkləs spˈɛndθɹɪft, ɐ hˈɑːɹd dɹˈɪŋkɚ, ænd ɐ kənfˈɜːmd ɡˈæmblɚ, hɪz kˈɑːndʌkt wʌzɐ kˈɑːnstənt ɛmbˈæɹəs mˈɛnt tə hɪz mˈɪnɪstɚz ænd ɐ tˈɛɹᵻbəl ɛɡzˈæmpəl tə hɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkts ; bˌʌt hɪz kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns wɪððə lˈiːdɪŋ stˈeɪtsmɛn ʌvðə tˈaɪm pɹˈuːvz ðæt hiː hæd ɐn ˈæmpəl mˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl səɡˈæsᵻɾi ænd nˈoʊ lˈɪɾəl ʃɹˈuːdnəs ɪn hɪz dʒˈʌdʒmənt ʌv mˈɛn.