text_original: Blessed or cursed with a solemnity that never was enlivened by a gleam of humor, a ray of fancy, or a flash of eloquence, Grenville regarded the House of Commons with the cold ferocity of a tyrannical and pompous schoolmaster.
text_transcription: BLESSED OR CURSED WITH A SOLEMNITY THAT NEVER WAS ENLIVENED BY A GLEAM OF HUMOUR A RAY OF FANCY OR A FLASH OF ELOQUENCE GRENVILLE REGARDED THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WITH THE COLD FEROCITY OF A TYRANNICAL AND POMPOUS SCHOOLMASTER
phonemes: blˈɛst ɔːɹ kˈɜːst wɪð ɐ sɑːlˈɛmnᵻɾi ðæt nˈɛvɚ wʌz ɛnlˈaɪvənd baɪ ɐ ɡlˈiːm ʌv hjˈuːmɚ, ɐ ɹˈeɪ ʌv fˈænsi, ɔːɹ ɐ flˈæʃ ʌv ˈɛləkwəns, ɡɹˈɛnvɪl ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz wɪððə kˈoʊld fəɹˈɑːsᵻɾi əvə tɪɹˈænɪkəl ænd pˈɑːmpəs skˈuːlmæstɚ.