text_original: We now know that he had an almost boundless political ambition ; and we know, too, that when put under the responsibilities that make or mar statesmen, he showed himself equal to a great task, and proved that he knew how to govern a nation which no English states  man before his time or since was able to rule from Dublin Castle.
text_transcription: WE NOW KNOW THAT HE HAD AN ALMOST BOUNDLESS POLITICAL AMBITION AND WE KNOW TOO THAT WHEN PUT UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT MAKE OR MAR STATESMEN HE SHOWED HIMSELF EQUAL TO A GREAT TASK AND PROVED THAT HE KNEW HOW TO GOVERN A NATION WHICH NO ENGLISH STATESMAN BEFORE HIS TIME OR SINCE WAS ABLE TO RULE FROM DUBLIN CASTLE
phonemes: wiː nˈaʊ nˈoʊ ðæt hiː hæd ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst bˈaʊndləs pəlˈɪɾɪkəl æmbˈɪʃən ; ænd wiː nˈoʊ, tˈuː, ðæt wɛn pˌʊt ˌʌndɚ ðə ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ðæt mˌeɪk ɔːɹ mˈɑːɹ stˈeɪtsmɛn, hiː ʃˈoʊd hɪmsˈɛlf ˈiːkwəl tʊ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt tˈæsk, ænd pɹˈuːvd ðæt hiː nˈuː hˌaʊ tə ɡˈʌvɚn ɐ nˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ nˈoʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪts mˈæn bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz tˈaɪm ɔːɹ sˈɪns wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈuːl fɹʌm dˈʌblɪn kˈæsəl.