text_original: He professed to be indifferent to the world's praise or censure, but he was nevertheless morbidly anxious to know what people said of him. He was as egotistic as Rousseau or Byron; but he had none of Byron's manly public spirit, and none of Rousseau's exalted love of humanity.
text_transcription: HE PROFESSED TO BE INDIFFERENT TO THE WORLD'S PRAISE OR CENSURE BUT HE WAS NEVERTHELESS MORBIDLY ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE SAID OF HIM HE WAS AS EGOTISTIC AS ROUSSEAU OR BYRON BUT HE HAD NONE OF BYRON'S MANLY PUBLIC SPIRIT AND NONE OF ROUSSEAU'S EXALTED LOVE OF HUMANITY
phonemes: hiː pɹəfˈɛst təbi ɪndˈɪfɹənt tə ðə wˈɜːldz pɹˈeɪz ɔːɹ sˈɛnʃɚ, bˌʌt hiː wʌz nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs mˈɔːɹbɪdli ˈæŋʃəs tə nˈoʊ wʌt pˈiːpəl sˈɛd ʌv hˌɪm. hiː wʌz æz ˌɛɡətˈɪstɪk æz ɹˈaʊsoʊ ɔːɹ bˈaɪɹɑːn; bˌʌt hiː hæd nˈʌn ʌv bˈaɪɹɑːnz mˈænli pˈʌblɪk spˈɪɹɪt, ænd nˈʌn ʌv ɹˈaʊsoʊz ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd lˈʌv ʌv hjuːmˈænᵻɾi.