text_original: He was a cross between a Hercules and Apollo — IT 258 Half a Century. grey eyed, brown haired, the finest specimen of phys  ical manhood I have ever seen, and now his frail hold on life was endangered by the rage into which I had unwittingly thrown him.
text_transcription: HE WAS A CROSS BETWEEN A HERCULES AND AN APOLLO GRAY EYED BROWN HAIRED THE FINEST SPECIMEN OF PHYSICAL MANHOOD I HAD EVER SEEN AND NOW HIS FRAIL HOLD ON LIFE WAS ENDANGERED BY THE RAGE INTO WHICH I HAD UNWITTINGLY THROWN HIM
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ kɹˈɔs bᵻtwˌiːn ɐ hˈɜːkjʊlˌiːz ænd ɐpˈɑːloʊ — ˌaɪtˈiː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. ɡɹˈeɪ ˈaɪd, bɹˈaʊn hˈɛɹd, ðə fˈaɪnɪst spˈɛsɪmən ʌv fˈaɪz ˈaɪkəl mˈænhʊd aɪ hæv ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn, ænd nˈaʊ hɪz fɹˈeɪl hˈoʊld ˌɔn lˈaɪf wʌz ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd baɪ ðə ɹˈeɪdʒ ˌɪntʊ wˌɪtʃ aɪ hæd ʌnwˈɪɾɪŋli θɹˈoʊn hˌɪm.