text_original: He would have made a very good show King, but he lived at a time when burning ques  tions needed solution, and when ceremonies and ambi  tious projects could not take the place of steady purpose and real hard work.
text_transcription: HE WOULD HAVE MADE A VERY GOOD SHOW KING BUT HE LIVED AT A TIME WHEN BURNING QUESTIONS NEEDED SOLUTION AND WHEN CEREMONIES AND AMBITIOUS PROJECTS COULD NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF STEADY PURPOSE AND REAL HARD WORK
phonemes: hiː wʊdhɐv mˌeɪd ɐ vˈɛɹi ɡˈʊd ʃˈoʊ kˈɪŋ, bˌʌt hiː lˈɪvd æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn bˈɜːnɪŋ kwˈɛz tɪˈɑːnz nˈiːdᵻd səlˈuːʃən, ænd wɛn sˈɛɹᵻməniz ænd ˈæmbaɪ tɪˈuːz pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts kʊd nˌɑːt tˈeɪk ðə plˈeɪs ʌv stˈɛdi pˈɜːpəs ænd ɹˈiːəl hˈɑːɹd wˈɜːk.