text_original: Canning had much of that imaginative faculty without which there can hardly be any real statesmanship. Even his gift of humor helped him in this way. He was able to understand the feelings, the tempers, and the conditions of men with whom he had little opportunity of personal contact.
text_transcription: CANNING HAD MUCH OF THAT IMAGINATIVE FACULTY WITHOUT WHICH THERE CAN HARDLY BE ANY REAL STATESMANSHIP EVEN HIS GIFT OF HUMOUR HELPED HIM IN THIS WAY HE WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE FEELINGS THE TEMPERS AND THE CONDITIONS OF MEN WITH WHOM HE HAD LITTLE OPPORTUNITY OF PERSONAL CONTACT
phonemes: kˈænɪŋ hæd mˈʌtʃ ʌv ðæt ɪmˈædʒɪnətˌɪv fˈækəlti wɪðˌaʊt wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ kæn hˈɑːɹdli biː ˌɛni ɹˈiːəl stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp. ˈiːvən hɪz ɡˈɪft ʌv hjˈuːmɚ hˈɛlpt hˌɪm ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ. hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðə fˈiːlɪŋz, ðə tˈɛmpɚz, ænd ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ʌv mˈɛn wɪð hˈuːm hiː hæd lˈɪɾəl ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv pˈɜːsənəl kˈɑːntækt.