text_original: He liked the society of clever men, was an attentive listener rather than a talker, and could interest himself in the produc  tions of science and art. Digitized by VjOOQIC 1 86 HlLDEBRAND No one who follows the sad history of his life will be disposed to pass a severe judgment on his cha  racter. His early experience of treachery naturally rendered him suspicious, but there were many whom he trusted too much, and even to his worst enemies he was not unforgiving.
text_transcription: HE LIKED THE SOCIETY OF CLEVER MEN WAS AN ATTENTIVE LISTENER RATHER THAN A TALKER AND COULD INTEREST HIMSELF IN THE PRODUCTIONS OF SCIENCE AND ART NO ONE WHO FOLLOWS THE SAD HISTORY OF HIS LIFE WILL BE DISPOSED TO PASS A SEVERE JUDGMENT ON HIS CHARACTER HIS EARLY EXPERIENCE OF TREACHERY NATURALLY RENDERED HIM SUSPICIOUS BUT THERE WERE MANY WHOM HE TRUSTED TOO MUCH AND EVEN TO HIS WORST ENEMIES HE WAS NOT UNFORGIVING
phonemes: hiː lˈaɪkt ðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv klˈɛvɚ mˈɛn, wʌz ɐn ɐtˈɛntɪv lˈɪsənɚ ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænə tˈɔːkɚ, ænd kʊd ˈɪntɹɛst hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə pɹədˈʌk tɪˈɑːnz ʌv sˈaɪəns ænd ˈɑːɹt. dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌn ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ˌeɪtʃˈɛl ˈɛldˈɛbɹænd nˈoʊwˈʌn hˌuː fˈɑːloʊz ðə sˈæd hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf wɪl biː dɪspˈoʊzd tə pˈæs ɐ sᵻvˈɪɹ dʒˈʌdʒmənt ˌɔn hɪz tʃˈɑː ɹˈæktɚ. hɪz ˈɜːli ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ʌv tɹˈɛtʃɚɹi nˈætʃɚɹəli ɹˈɛndɚd hˌɪm səspˈɪʃəs, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni hˈuːm hiː tɹˈʌstᵻd tˈuː mʌtʃ, ænd ˈiːvən tə hɪz wˈɜːst ˈɛnəmiz hiː wʌz nˌɑːt ʌnfɚɡˈɪvɪŋ.