text_original: To the close of his long career he was a commanding figure in the House and in the country, but it was an individual figure, an eccentric figure, whose movements must always excite interest, must often excite admiration, but from whom guidance and inspiration were never to be expected.
text_transcription: TO THE CLOSE OF HIS LONG CAREER HE WAS A COMMANDING FIGURE IN THE HOUSE AND IN THE COUNTRY BUT IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL FIGURE AN ECCENTRIC FIGURE WHOSE MOVEMENTS MUST ALWAYS EXCITE INTEREST NOT OFTEN EXCITE ADMIRATION BUT FROM WHOM GUIDANCE AND INSPIRATION WERE NEVER TO BE EXPECTED
phonemes: tə ðə klˈoʊs ʌv hɪz lˈɔŋ kɚɹˈɪɹ hiː wʌzɐ kəmˈændɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪnðə hˈaʊs ænd ɪnðə kˈʌntɹi, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ɐn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl fˈɪɡjɚ, ɐn ɛksˈɛntɹɪk fˈɪɡjɚ, hˌuːz mˈuːvmənts mˈʌst ˈɔːlweɪz ɛksˈaɪt ˈɪntɹɛst, mˈʌst ˈɔfən ɛksˈaɪt ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt fɹʌm hˈuːm ɡˈaɪdəns ænd ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən wɜː nˈɛvɚ təbi ɛkspˈɛktᵻd.