text_original: So disastrous were these disputes that on the death of Nicholas two years passed before a successor was fixed upon, and then a wholly new departure was made, in the choice of a holy hermit of obscure birth, who had spent ^eiestme his life in solitude and self torment after the fashion of the saints of those days : a strange preparation for the pubhc position to which he was now exalted.
text_transcription: SO DISASTROUS WERE THESE DISPUTES THAT ON THE DEATH OF NICHOLAS TWO YEARS PASSED BEFORE A SUCCESSOR WAS FIXED UPON AND THEN A WHOLLY NEW DEPARTURE WAS MADE IN THE CHOICE OF A HOLY HERMIT OF OBSCURE BIRTH WHO HAD SPENT HIS LIFE IN SOLITUDE AND SELF TORMENT AFTER THE FASHION OF THE SAINTS OF THOSE DAYS A STRANGE PREPARATION FOR THE PUBLIC POSITION TO WHICH HE WAS NOW EXALTED
phonemes: sˌoʊ dɪzˈæstɹəs wɜː ðiːz dɪspjˈuːts ðæt ɔnðə dˈɛθ ʌv nˈɪkələs tˈuː jˈɪɹz pˈæst bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐ səksˈɛsɚ wʌz fˈɪkst əpˌɑːn, ænd ðˈɛn ɐ hˈoʊli nˈuː dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ wʌz mˈeɪd, ɪnðə tʃˈɔɪs əvə hˈoʊli hˈɜːmɪt ʌv əbskjˈʊɹ bˈɜːθ, hˌuː hæd spˈɛnt ˈaɪɛstmi hɪz lˈaɪf ɪn sˈɑːlɪtˌuːd ænd sˈɛlf tˈɔːɹmɛnt ˈæftɚ ðə fˈæʃən ʌvðə sˈeɪnts ʌv ðoʊz dˈeɪz : ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən fɚðə pˈʌbhk pəzˈɪʃən tʊ wˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz nˈaʊ ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd.