text_original: Even those who were most devoted to him in his later years, because of their devotion to the royal house and to the State of which he was the representative, found themselves compelled to bear the heaviest testimony against his levity, his selfishness, his lack of conscience, his utter indifference to all the higher objects and purposes of life.
text_transcription: EVEN THOSE WHO WERE MOST DEVOTED TO HIM IN HIS LATER YEARS BECAUSE OF THEIR DEVOTION TO THE ROYAL HOUSE AND TO THE STATE OF WHICH HE WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOUND THEMSELVES COMPELLED TO BEAR THE HEAVIEST TESTIMONY AGAINST HIS LEVITY HIS SELFISHNESS HIS LACK OF CONSCIENCE HIS UTTER INDIFFERENCE TO ALL THE HIGHER OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF LIFE
phonemes: ˈiːvən ðoʊz hˌuː wɜː mˈoʊst dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd tə hˌɪm ɪn hɪz lˈeɪɾɚ jˈɪɹz, bɪkˈʌz ʌv ðɛɹ dɪvˈoʊʃən tə ðə ɹˈɔɪəl hˈaʊs ænd tə ðə stˈeɪt ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː wʌzðə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv, fˈaʊnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz kəmpˈɛld tə bˈɛɹ ðə hˈɛviɪst tˈɛstᵻməni ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz lˈɛvᵻɾi, hɪz sˈɛlfɪʃnəs, hɪz lˈæk ʌv kˈɑːnʃəns, hɪz ˈʌɾɚɹ ɪndˈɪfɹəns tʊ ˈɔːl ðə hˈaɪɚɹ ˈɑːbdʒɛkts ænd pˈɜːpəsᵻz ʌv lˈaɪf.