text_original: The elder Canning does not seem, however, to have had a capacity for making a real success in that way, and, indeed, it would appear as if he had too much of the often fatal gift of the amateur in his composition to allow him to concentrate his energies on any one pursuit.
text_transcription: THE ELDER CANNING DOES NOT SEEM HOWEVER TO HAVE HAD A CAPACITY FOR MAKING A REAL SUCCESS IN THAT WAY AND INDEED IT WOULD APPEAR AS IF HE HAD TOO MUCH OF THE OFTEN FATAL GIFT OF THE AMATEUR IN HIS COMPOSITION TO ALLOW HIM TO CONCENTRATE HIS ENERGIES ON ANY ONE PURSUIT
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛldɚ kˈænɪŋ dʌznˌɑːt sˈiːm, haʊˈɛvɚ, tə hæv hæd ɐ kəpˈæsᵻɾi fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐ ɹˈiːəl səksˈɛs ɪn ðæt wˈeɪ, ænd, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɪt wʊd ɐpˈɪɹ æz ɪf hiː hæd tˈuː mʌtʃ ʌvðɪ ˈɔfən fˈeɪɾəl ɡˈɪft ʌvðɪ ˈæmətʃɚɹ ɪn hɪz kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən tʊ ɐlˈaʊ hˌɪm tə kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪt hɪz ˈɛnɚdʒiz ˌɔn ˌɛni wˈʌn pɚsˈuːt.