text_original: He had always been in poor health ; his incessant parlia  mentary work certainly could not have tended to improve his physical condition; and he was but fifty three years old when he died. Had he lived yet a little longer he must have taken high office in a new administration, and he might have proved himself a statesman as well as a party leader and a parliamentary orator.
text_transcription: HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN IN POOR HEALTH HIS INCESSANT PARLIAMENTARY WORK CERTAINLY COULD NOT HAVE TENDED TO IMPROVE HIS PHYSICAL CONDITION AND HE WAS BUT FIFTY THREE YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED HAD HE LIVED YET A LITTLE LONGER HE MUST HAVE TAKEN HIGH OFFICE IN A NEW ADMINISTRATION AND HE MIGHT HAVE PROVED HIMSELF A STATESMAN AS WELL AS A PARTY LEADER AND A PARLIAMENTARY ORATOR
phonemes: hiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz bˌɪn ɪn pˈʊɹ hˈɛlθ ; hɪz ɪnsˈɛsənt pˈɑːɹlə mˈɛntɚɹi wˈɜːk sˈɜːʔn̩li kʊd nˌɑːɾɐv tˈɛndᵻd tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv hɪz fˈɪzɪkəl kəndˈɪʃən; ænd hiː wʌz bˌʌt fˈɪfti θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld wɛn hiː dˈaɪd. hæd hiː lˈɪvd jˈɛt ɐ lˈɪɾəl lˈɔŋɡɚ hiː mˈʌstɐv tˈeɪkən hˈaɪ ˈɑːfɪs ɪn ɐ nˈuː ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən, ænd hiː mˌaɪthɐv pɹˈuːvd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ stˈeɪtsmən æz wˈɛl æz ɐ pˈɑːɹɾi lˈiːdɚ ænd ɐ pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi ˈɔːɹəɾɚ.