text_original: Then he went on to say that "circumstances of a delicate nature," to which it was needless to advert, had prevented him from visiting them earlier. Rank, station, and honor were nothing to him, but "to feel that I live in the hearts of my Irish subjects is to me the most exalted happiness."
text_transcription: THEN HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT CIRCUMSTANCES OF A DELICATE NATURE TO WHICH IT WAS NEEDLESS TO ADVERT HAD PREVENTED HIM FROM VISITING THEM EARLIER RANK STATION AND HONOUR WERE NOTHING TO HIM BUT TO FEEL THAT I LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF MY IRISH SUBJECTS IS TO ME THE MOST EXALTED HAPPINESS
phonemes: ðˈɛn hiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə sˈeɪ ðˈæt "sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz əvə dˈɛlᵻkət nˈeɪtʃɚ," tə wˌɪtʃ ɪt wʌz nˈiːdləs tʊ ɐdvˈɜːt, hæd pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd hˌɪm fɹʌm vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ ðˌɛm ˈɜːlɪɚ. ɹˈæŋk, stˈeɪʃən, ænd ˈɑːnɚ wɜː nˈʌθɪŋ tə hˌɪm, bˌʌt "tə fˈiːl ðæt aɪ lˈɪv ɪn ðə hˈɑːɹts ʌv maɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ sˈʌbdʒɛkts ɪz tə mˌiː ðə mˈoʊst ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd hˈæpɪnəs."