text_original: Per  haps he had fancied that the country and the Government never could get on without him, and that he would have been literally forced to withdraw his petulant self deny  ing ordinance. But the mistake was fatal, irreparable.
text_transcription: PERHAPS HE HAD FANCIED THAT THE COUNTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT NEVER COULD GET ON WITHOUT HIM IN THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN LITERALLY FORCED TO WITHDRAW HIS PETULANT SELF DENYING ORDINANCE BUT THE MISTAKE WAS FATAL IRREPARABLE
phonemes: pɜː hˈæps hiː hæd fˈænsid ðætðə kˈʌntɹi ænd ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt nˈɛvɚ kʊd ɡɛt ˌɔn wɪðˈaʊt hˌɪm, ænd ðæt hiː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn lˈɪɾɚɹəli fˈɔːɹst tə wɪθdɹˈɔː hɪz pˈɛtʃələnt sˈɛlf dᵻnˈaɪ ˈɪŋ ˈɔːɹdɪnəns. bˌʌt ðə mɪstˈeɪk wʌz fˈeɪɾəl, ɪɹˈɛpɚɹəbəl.