text_original: Eldon, the Lord Chancellor, had a great deal of shrewdness in his mental constitution, a shrewdness which very often took the form of selfishness; and although he exhibited himself for the most part as a genuine Tory, one is inclined to doubt whether he did not now and then indulge in a secret chuckle at the expense of those among his colleagues who really believed that the principles of old fashioned Toryism were the only sound principles of government.
text_transcription: ELDON THE LORD CHANCELLOR HAD A GREAT DEAL OF SHREWDNESS IN HIS MENTAL CONSTITUTION A SHREWDNESS WHICH VERY OFTEN TOOK THE FORM OF SELFISHNESS AND ALTHOUGH HE EXHIBITED HIMSELF FOR THE MOST PART AS A GENUINE TORY ONE IS INCLINED TO DOUBT WHETHER HE DID NOT NOW AND THEN INDULGE IN A SECRET CHUCKLE AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE AMONG HIS COLLEAGUES WHO REALLY BELIEVED THAT THE PRINCIPLES OF OLD FASHIONEDORISM WERE THE ONLY SOUND BASIS OF GOVERNMENT
phonemes: ˈɛldən, ðə lˈɔːɹd tʃˈænsɛlɚ, hæd ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːl ʌv ʃɹˈuːdnəs ɪn hɪz mˈɛntəl kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, ɐ ʃɹˈuːdnəs wˌɪtʃ vˈɛɹi ˈɔfən tˈʊk ðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv sˈɛlfɪʃnəs; ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt æz ɐ dʒˈɛnjuːɪn tˈɔːɹi, wˈʌn ɪz ɪŋklˈaɪnd tə dˈaʊt wˈɛðɚ hiː dɪdnˌɑːt nˈaʊ ænd ðˈɛn ɪndˈʌldʒ ɪn ɐ sˈiːkɹᵻt tʃˈʌkəl æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv ðoʊz ɐmˌʌŋ hɪz kˈɑːliːɡz hˌuː ɹˈiəli bᵻlˈiːvd ðætðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌv ˈoʊld fˈæʃənd tˈɔːɹiˌɪzəm wɜː ðɪ ˈoʊnli sˈaʊnd pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.