text_original: But a hard fortune had condemned him to be a king, and to begin by being the son of a king, and thus to find as the years went on increasing opportunity of gratifying all his meanest tastes and finding always around him the ready homage which accords its applause to the most ignoble caprices and the most wanton self indulgence.
text_transcription: BUT A HARD FORTUNE HAD CONDEMNED HIM TO BE A KING AND TO BEGIN BY BEING THE SON OF A KING AND THUS TO FIND AS THE YEARS WENT ON INCREASING OPPORTUNITY OF GRATIFYING ALL HIS MEANEST TASTES AND FINDING ALWAYS AROUND HIM THE READY HOMAGE WHICH ACCORDS ITS APPLAUSE TO THE MOST IGNOBLE CAPRICES AND THE MOST WANTON SELF INDULGENCE
phonemes: bˌʌt ɐ hˈɑːɹd fˈɔːɹtʃʊn hæd kəndˈɛmd hˌɪm təbi ɐ kˈɪŋ, ænd tə bɪɡˈɪn baɪ bˌiːɪŋ ðə sˈʌn əvə kˈɪŋ, ænd ðˈʌs tə fˈaɪnd æz ðə jˈɪɹz wɛnt ˌɔn ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ˈɔːl hɪz mˈiːnɪst tˈeɪsts ænd fˈaɪndɪŋ ˈɔːlweɪz ɚɹˈaʊnd hˌɪm ðə ɹˈɛdi hˈɑːmɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ ɐkˈɔːɹdz ɪts ɐplˈɔːz tə ðə mˈoʊst ɪɡnˈoʊbəl kɐpɹˈiːsᵻz ænd ðə mˈoʊst wˈɔntən sˈɛlf ɪndˈʌldʒəns.