text_original: There is something pitiful in the spectacle of this old gentleman of nearly eighty years of age, who had in his time done so much, being compelled to earn a bare livelihood by the exploitation of the most sordid page in his history  a page turned more than half a century before, and then only turned at all in response to the call of public duty.
text_transcription: THERE IS SOMETHING PITIFUL IN THIS SPECTACLE OF THIS OLD GENTLEMAN OF NEARLY EIGHTY YEARS OF AGE WHO HAD IN HIS TIME DONE SO MUCH BEING COMPELLED TO EARN A BARE LIVELIHOOD BY THE EXPLOITATION OF THE MOST SORDID PAGE IN HIS HISTORY A PAGE TURNED MORE THAN A HALF CENTURY BEFORE AND THEN ONLY TURNED IT ALL IN RESPONSE TO THE CALL OF PUBLIC DUTY
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɪz sˈʌmθɪŋ pˈɪɾifəl ɪnðə spˈɛktəkəl ʌv ðɪs ˈoʊld dʒˈɛntəlmən ʌv nˌɪɹli ˈeɪɾi jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ, hˌuː hæd ɪn hɪz tˈaɪm dˈʌn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ, bˌiːɪŋ kəmpˈɛld tʊ ˈɜːn ɐ bˈɛɹ lˈaɪvlihˌʊd baɪ ðɪ ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə mˈoʊst sˈɔːɹdɪd pˈeɪdʒ ɪn hɪz hˈɪstɚɹi ɐ pˈeɪdʒ tˈɜːnd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi bᵻfˈɔːɹ, ænd ðˈɛn ˈoʊnli tˈɜːnd æɾ ˈɔːl ɪn ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðə kˈɔːl ʌv pˈʌblɪk dˈuːɾi.