text_original: It is not easy to form a secure opinion as to the real character of Chesterfield. If one is to believe the accounts of some of the contemporaries who came closest to him and ought to have known him best, Chesterfield had scarcely one gi*eat or good quality of heart.
text_transcription: IT IS NOT EASY TO FORM A SECURE OPINION AS TO THE REAL CHARACTER OF CHESTERFIELD IF ONE IS TO BELIEVE THE ACCOUNTS OF SOME OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES WHO CAME CLOSEST TO HIM AND OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN HIM BEST CHESTERFIELD HAD SCARCELY ONE GREAT OR GOOD QUALITY OF HEART
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi tə fˈɔːɹm ɐ sᵻkjˈʊɹ əpˈɪniən æz tə ðə ɹˈiːəl kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld. ɪf wˈʌn ɪz tə bᵻlˈiːv ðɪ ɐkˈaʊnts ʌv sˌʌm ʌvðə kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹiz hˌuː kˈeɪm klˈoʊsɪst tə hˌɪm ænd ˈɔːt tə hæv nˈoʊn hˌɪm bˈɛst, tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld hæd skˈɛɹsli wˈʌn ɡˈiː ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈiːt ɔːɹ ɡˈʊd kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌv hˈɑːɹt.