text_original: That was surely a great achievement. It was better than an achievement : it was part of the endowment of the man : the Celtic admixture in his blood and his splendid physical equipment. Palmerston resolutely refused to grow old, and he died in harness.
text_transcription: THAT WAS SURELY A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT IT WAS BETTER THAN AN ACHIEVEMENT IT WAS PART OF THE ENDOWMENT OF THE MAN THE CELTIC ADMIXTURE IN HIS BLOOD AND HIS SPLENDID PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT PALMERSTON RESOLUTELY REFUSED TO GROW OLD AND HE DIED IN HARNESS
phonemes: ðæt wʌz ʃˈʊɹli ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ɐtʃˈiːvmənt. ɪt wʌz bˈɛɾɚ ðˌænən ɐtʃˈiːvmənt : ɪt wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ɛndˈaʊmənt ʌvðə mˈæn : ðə kˈɛltɪk ɐdmˈɪkstʃɚɹ ɪn hɪz blˈʌd ænd hɪz splˈɛndɪd fˈɪzɪkəl ɪkwˈɪpmənt. pˈɑːmɚstən ɹˈɛzəlˌuːtli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə ɡɹˈoʊ ˈoʊld, ænd hiː dˈaɪd ɪn hˈɑːɹnɪs.