text_original: For then and long after, the political atmosphere, bad at its best, was infamous at its worst, and by an unhappy chance the disposition of the King led him to favor in their public life the very men whose private life would have filled him with loathing, and to detest, where it was impossible to despise, the men who came to the service of their country with characters that were clean from a privacy that was honorable.
text_transcription: FOR THEN AND LONG AFTER THE POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE BAD AT ITS BEST WAS INFAMOUS AT ITS WORST AND BY AN UNHAPPY CHANCE THE DISPOSITION OF THE KING LED HIM TO FAVOR IN THEIR PUBLIC LIFE THE VERY MEN WHOSE PRIVATE LIFE WOULD HAVE FILLED HIM WITH LOATHING AND TO DETEST WHERE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DESPISE THE MEN WHO CAME TO THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY WITH CHARACTERS THAT WERE CLEAN FROM A PRIVACY THAT WAS HONORABLE
phonemes: fɔːɹ ðˈɛn ænd lˈɔŋ ˈæftɚ, ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈætməsfˌɪɹ, bˈæd æɾ ɪts bˈɛst, wʌz ˈɪnfəməs æɾ ɪts wˈɜːst, ænd baɪ ɐn ʌnhˈæpi tʃˈæns ðə dˌɪspəzˈɪʃən ʌvðə kˈɪŋ lˈɛd hˌɪm tə fˈeɪvɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪf ðə vˈɛɹi mˈɛn hˌuːz pɹˈaɪvət lˈaɪf wʊdhɐv fˈɪld hˌɪm wɪð lˈoʊðɪŋ, ænd tə dɪtˈɛst, wˌɛɹ ɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə dᵻspˈaɪz, ðə mˈɛn hˌuː kˈeɪm tə ðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌv ðɛɹ kˈʌntɹi wɪð kˈæɹɪktɚz ðæt wɜː klˈiːn fɹʌm ɐ pɹˈaɪvəsi ðæt wʌz ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl.