text_original: Kudolf was not one of the chief Princes of Germany, but an important Count nevertheless, and from his Hawk's Castle in Switzerland (Habichtsburg or Habsburg) had spread his power widely throughout the old Duchy of Swabia. In person he was far above the average height, thin and upright, with small hands and feet, and a face whose eagle eye and hooked nose l)etokened strength and energy, while his thin deter  mined lips were also capable of showing a keen sense of humour.
text_transcription: RUDOLF WAS NOT ONE OF THE CHIEF PRINCES OF GERMANY BUT AN IMPORTANT COUNT NEVERTHELESS AND FROM HIS HAWKESCASTLE IN SWITZERLAND HABITSBUG OR HOPSBURG HAD SPREAD HIS POWER WIDELY THROUGHOUT THE OLD DUCHY OF FABIA IN PERSON HE WAS FAR ABOVE THE AVERAGE HEIGHT THIN AND UPRIGHT WITH SMALL HANDS AND FEET AND A FACE WHOSE EAGLE EYE AND HOOKED NOSE BETOKENED STRENGTH AND ENERGY WHILE HIS THIN DETERMINED LIPS WERE ALSO CAPABLE OF SHOWING A KEEN SENSE OF HUMOR
phonemes: kjˈuːdɑːlf wʌz nˌɑːt wˈʌn ʌvðə tʃˈiːf pɹˈɪnsᵻz ʌv dʒˈɜːməni, bˌʌt ɐn ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt kˈaʊnt nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, ænd fɹʌm hɪz hˈɔːks kˈæsəl ɪn swˈɪtsɚlənd (hˈæbɪtʃtsbˌɜːɡ ɔːɹ hˈæbsbɜːɡ) hæd spɹˈɛd hɪz pˈaʊɚ wˈaɪdli θɹuːˈaʊt ðɪ ˈoʊld dˈʌtʃi ʌv swˈɑːbiə. ɪn pˈɜːsən hiː wʌz fˈɑːɹ əbˌʌv ðɪ ˈævɹɪdʒ hˈaɪt, θˈɪn ænd ˈʌpɹaɪt, wɪð smˈɔːl hˈændz ænd fˈiːt, ænd ɐ fˈeɪs hˌuːz ˈiːɡəl ˈaɪ ænd hˈʊkt nˈoʊz ˈɛl)ˈɛɾoʊkənd stɹˈɛŋθ ænd ˈɛnɚdʒi, wˌaɪl hɪz θˈɪn dɪtˈɜː mˈaɪnd lˈɪps wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv ʃˈoʊɪŋ ɐ kˈiːn sˈɛns ʌv hjˈuːmɚ.