text_original: His last battle was at least heroic. If his stroke was struck on the wrong side and for a cause his prime had done so much to baffle, it is not necessary to attribute his perversion entirely to the insidious ravages of the malady that had clouded his whole life.
text_transcription: HIS LAST BATTLE WAS AT LEAST HEROIC IF HIS STROKE WAS STRUCK ON THE WRONG SIDE AND FOR A CAUSE HIS PRIME HAD DONE SO MUCH TO BAFFLE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO ATTRIBUTE HIS PERVERSION ENTIRELY TO THE INSIDIOUS RAVAGES OF THE MALADY THAT HAD CLOUDED HIS WHOLE LIFE
phonemes: hɪz lˈæst bˈæɾəl wʌz æt lˈiːst hɪɹˈoʊɪk. ɪf hɪz stɹˈoʊk wʌz stɹˈʌk ɔnðə ɹˈɔŋ sˈaɪd ænd fɚɹə kˈɔːz hɪz pɹˈaɪm hæd dˈʌn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ tə bˈæfəl, ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tʊ ɐtɹˈɪbjuːt hɪz pɚvˈɜːʒən ɛntˈaɪɚli tə ðɪ ɪnsˈɪdiəs ɹˈævɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə mˈælədi ðæt hæd klˈaʊdᵻd hɪz hˈoʊl lˈaɪf.