text_original: But unfortunately for himself, Durham was less circumspect in action than sagacious on paper. He had hardly set foot in Canada (May, 1838) before he outraged local feeling by the appointment of new and untried men to his Executive Council.
text_transcription: BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIMSELF DURHAM WAS LESS CIRCUMSPECT IN ACTION THAN SAGACIOUS ON PAPER HE HAD HARDLY SET FOOT IN CANADA MAY OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY EIGHT WHEN HE OUTRAGED LOCAL FEELING BY THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW AND UNTRIED MEN TO HIS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
phonemes: bˌʌt ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənətli fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf, dˈʌɹəm wʌz lˈɛs sˈɜːkəmspˌɛkt ɪn ˈækʃən ðɐn səɡˈeɪʃəs ˌɔn pˈeɪpɚ. hiː hæd hˈɑːɹdli sˈɛt fˈʊt ɪn kˈænədə (mˈeɪ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt) bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː ˈaʊtɹeɪdʒd lˈoʊkəl fˈiːlɪŋ baɪ ðɪ ɐpˈɔɪntmənt ʌv nˈuː ænd ʌntɹˈaɪd mˈɛn tə hɪz ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv kˈaʊnsəl.