text_original: Not long since we were all favored with an opportunity of hearing how the boy, afterwards to be famous as Alfred Tennyson, was thrilled by the news of Byron's death, and how it seemed to him to be like the ending of the world.
text_transcription: NOT LONG SINCE WE WERE ALL FAVOURED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING HOW THE BOY AFTERWARDS TO BE FAMOUS AS ALFRED TENNYSON WAS THRILLED BY THE NEWS OF BYRON'S DEATH AND HOW IT SEEMED TO HIM TO BE LIKE THE ENDING OF THE WORLD
phonemes: nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ sˈɪns wiː wɜːɹ ˈɔːl fˈeɪvɚd wɪð ɐn ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv hˈɪɹɪŋ hˌaʊ ðə bˈɔɪ, ˈæftɚwɚdz təbi fˈeɪməs æz ˈælfɹɪd tˈɛnɪsən, wʌz θɹˈɪld baɪ ðə nˈuːz ʌv bˈaɪɹɑːnz dˈɛθ, ænd hˌaʊ ɪt sˈiːmd tə hˌɪm təbi lˈaɪk ðɪ ˈɛndɪŋ ʌvðə wˈɜːld.