text_original: He is described as "handsome in person and elegant in manners," and we are told that "he possessed a highly cultivated mind which seemed to promise in early life eminence in society, and that he would rise to be an ornament to the age in which he lived."
text_transcription: HE IS DESCRIBED AS HANDSOME IN PERSON AND ELEGANT IN MANNERS AND WE ARE TOLD THAT HE POSSESSED A HIGHLY CULTIVATED MIND WHICH SEEMED TO PROMISE IN EARLY LIFE EMINENCE IN SOCIETY AND THAT HE WOULD RISE TO BE AN ORNAMENT TO THE AGE IN WHICH HE LIVED
phonemes: hiː ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz "hˈændsʌm ɪn pˈɜːsən ænd ˈɛlɪɡənt ɪn mˈænɚz," ænd wiː ɑːɹ tˈoʊld ðˈæt "hiː pəzˈɛst ɐ hˈaɪli kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd mˈaɪnd wˌɪtʃ sˈiːmd tə pɹˈɑːmɪs ɪn ˈɜːli lˈaɪf ˈɛmɪnəns ɪn səsˈaɪəɾi, ænd ðæt hiː wʊd ɹˈaɪz təbi ɐn ˈɔːɹnəmənt tə ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː lˈɪvd."