text_original: Friends have tried to comfort me by the assurance that my life work has been better done by the pen, than it could have been with the pencil, but this can  not be.
text_transcription: FRIENDS HAVE TRIED TO COMFORT ME BY THE ASSURANCE THAT MY LIFE WORK HAS BEEN BETTER DONE BY THE PEN THAN IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH THE PENCIL BUT THIS CANNOT BE
phonemes: fɹˈɛndz hæv tɹˈaɪd tə kˈʌmfɚt mˌiː baɪ ðɪ əʃˈʊɹɹəns ðæt maɪ lˈaɪf wˈɜːk hˈæzbiːn bˈɛɾɚ dˈʌn baɪ ðə pˈɛn, ðɐn ɪt kˌʊdɐv bˌɪn wɪððə pˈɛnsəl, bˌʌt ðɪs kæn nˌɑːt bˈiː.