text_original: Lowe was a purist, not to say a pedant, in finance, but down to 1871 he had been, for so clever a man, unexpectedly successful at the Exchequer.
text_transcription: LO WAS THE PURIST NOT TO SAY A PEDANT IN FINANCE BUT DOWN TO EIGHTEEN SEVENTY ONE HE HAD BEEN FOR SO CLEVER A MAN UNEXPECTEDLY SUCCESSFUL AT THE EXCHEQUER
phonemes: lˈoʊ wʌzɐ pjˈʊɹɹɪst, nˌɑːt tə sˈeɪ ɐ pˈɛdənt, ɪn fˈaɪnæns, bˌʌt dˌaʊn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn hiː hɐdbɪn, fɔːɹ sˌoʊ klˈɛvɚɹ ɐ mˈæn, ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻdli səksˈɛsfəl æt ðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ.