text_original: Macaulay the son had, from his earliest years, given evidence of precocious and extraordinary intelligence and versatility. When he entered Parliament he found that his fame had gone before him, but his friends were not quite certain whether he was to be poet, essayist, historian, or political orator.
text_transcription: MC CAULLY THE SON HAD FROM HIS EARLIEST YEARS GIVEN EVIDENCE OF PRECOCIOUS AND EXTRAORDINARY INTELLIGENCE AND VERSATILITY WHEN HE ENTERED PARLIAMENT HE FOUND THAT HIS FAME HAD GONE BEFORE HIM BUT HIS FRIENDS WERE NOT QUITE CERTAIN WHETHER HE WAS TO BE POET ESSAYIST HISTORIAN OR POLITICAL ORATOR
phonemes: mˈækəlˌeɪ ðə sˈʌn hˌæd, fɹʌm hɪz ˈɜːlɪɪst jˈɪɹz, ɡˈɪvən ˈɛvɪdəns ʌv pɹɪkˈoʊʃəs ænd ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ænd vˌɜːsətˈɪlᵻɾi. wˌɛn hiː ˈɛntɚd pˈɑːɹləmənt hiː fˈaʊnd ðæt hɪz fˈeɪm hæd ɡɔn bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm, bˌʌt hɪz fɹˈɛndz wɜː nˌɑːt kwˈaɪt sˈɜːʔn̩ wˈɛðɚ hiː wʌz təbi pˈoʊɪt, ˈɛseɪˌɪst, hɪstˈɔːɹiən, ɔːɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈɔːɹəɾɚ.