text_original: He professed to be dissipated and even li  centious, but he had an ambitious and a daring spirit. He well knew his own great gifts, and he knew also and frankly recognized the defects of character and tempera  ment which were likely to neutralize their influence.
text_transcription: HE PROFESSED TO BE DISSIPATED AND EVEN LICENTIOUS BUT HE HAD AN AMBITIOUS AND DARING SPIRIT HE KNEW WELL HIS OWN GREAT GIFTS AND HE KNEW ALSO AND FRANKLY RECOGNIZED THE DEFECTS OF CHARACTER AND TEMPERAMENT WHICH WERE LIKELY TO NEUTRALIZE THEIR INFLUENCE
phonemes: hiː pɹəfˈɛst təbi dˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ænd ˈiːvən lˈaɪ sˈɛntɪəs, bˌʌt hiː hæd ɐn æmbˈɪʃəs ænd ɐ dˈɛɹɪŋ spˈɪɹɪt. hiː wˈɛl nˈuː hɪz ˈoʊn ɡɹˈeɪt ɡˈɪfts, ænd hiː nˈuː ˈɔːlsoʊ ænd fɹˈæŋkli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ðə dˈiːfɛkts ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ ænd tˈɛmpɚɹə mˈɛnt wˌɪtʃ wɜː lˈaɪkli tə nˈuːtɹəlˌaɪz ðɛɹ ˈɪnfluːəns.