text_original: It is only fair to remember when we consider all the unworthy acts of his manhood that the unwise and harsh restraints imposed upon him in his early years are accountable, at least to a certain extent, for the follies and the vices to which he yielded himself up when he became, as Byron says of one of his characters, "Lord of himself, that heritage of woe."
text_transcription: IT IS ONLY FAIR TO REMEMBER WHEN WE CONSIDER ALL THE UNWORTHY ACTS OF HIS MANHOOD THAT THE UNWISE AND HARSH RESTRAINTS IMPOSED UPON HIM IN HIS EARLY YEARS ARE ACCOUNTABLE AT LEAST TO A CERTAIN EXTENT FOR THE FOLLIES AND THE VICES TO WHICH HE YIELDED HIMSELF UP WHEN HE BECAME AS BYRON SAYS OF ONE OF HIS CHARACTERS LORD OF HIMSELF THAT HERITAGE OF WOE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ˈoʊnli fˈɛɹ tə ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ wɛn wiː kənsˈɪdɚɹ ˈɔːl ðɪ ʌnwˈɜːði ˈækts ʌv hɪz mˈænhʊd ðætðɪ ʌnwˈaɪz ænd hˈɑːɹʃ ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnts ɪmpˈoʊzd əpˌɑːn hˌɪm ɪn hɪz ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz ɑːɹ ɐkˈaʊntəbəl, æt lˈiːst tʊ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ɛkstˈɛnt, fɚðə fˈɑːliz ænd ðə vˈaɪsᵻz tʊ wˌɪtʃ hiː jˈiːldᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf ˌʌp wɛn hiː bɪkˈeɪm, æz bˈaɪɹɑːn sˈɛz ʌv wˈʌn ʌv hɪz kˈæɹɪktɚz, "lˈɔːɹd ʌv hɪmsˈɛlf, ðæt hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ ʌv wˈoʊ."