text_original: He was especially fond of historical and scientific studies, but he had a love for literature of a less severe kind also, and he studied with intense eagerness the works of Swift, on whose style he seems to have moulded his own with much success and without any servile imitation.
text_transcription: HE WAS ESPECIALLY FOND OF HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES BUT HE HAD A LOVE FOR LITERATURE OF A LESS SEVERE KIND ALSO AND HE STUDIED WITH INTENSE EAGERNESS THE WORKS OF SWIFT ON WHOSE STYLE HE SEEMS TO HAVE MOLDED HIS OWN WITH MUCH SUCCESS AND WITHOUT ANY SERVILE IMITATION
phonemes: hiː wʌz ɪspˈɛʃəli fˈɑːnd ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ænd saɪəntˈɪfɪk stˈʌdiz, bˌʌt hiː hæd ɐ lˈʌv fɔːɹ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ əvə lˈɛs sᵻvˈɪɹ kˈaɪnd ˈɔːlsoʊ, ænd hiː stˈʌdid wɪð ɪntˈɛns ˈiːɡɚnəs ðə wˈɜːks ʌv swˈɪft, ˌɔn hˌuːz stˈaɪl hiː sˈiːmz tə hæv mˈoʊldᵻd hɪz ˈoʊn wɪð mˈʌtʃ səksˈɛs ænd wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni sˈɜːvaɪl ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən.