text_original: His early career was full of promise, but he seems to have become narrower and more selfish in his aims as time went on, until he, who had striven to give a real constitutional government to France, died in a treacherous endeavour to maintain his own ascend  ancy.
text_transcription: HIS EARLY CAREER WAS FULL OF PROMISE BUT HE SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME NARROWER AND MORE SELFISH IN HIS AIMS AS TIME WENT ON UNTIL HE WHO HAD STRIVEN TO GIVE A REAL CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT TO FRANCE DIED IN A TREACHEROUS ENDEAVOUR TO MAINTAIN HIS OWN ASCENDANCY
phonemes: hɪz ˈɜːli kɚɹˈɪɹ wʌz fˈʊl ʌv pɹˈɑːmɪs, bˌʌt hiː sˈiːmz tə hæv bɪkˌʌm nˈæɹoʊɚ ænd mˈɔːɹ sˈɛlfɪʃ ɪn hɪz ˈeɪmz æz tˈaɪm wɛnt ˈɔn, ʌntˈɪl hiː, hˌuː hæd stɹˈɪvən tə ɡˈɪv ɐ ɹˈiːəl kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tə fɹˈæns, dˈaɪd ɪn ɐ tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs ɛndˈɛvɚ tə meɪntˈeɪn hɪz ˈoʊn ɐsˈɛnd ˈænsi.