text_original: Chesterfield laughed at the success of his speech on the 276 A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES. caxxxix. reform of the calendar, and made little of it. Perhaps he helped thus to explain the comparative failure of his whole career. Life was to him too much of a gibe and a sarcasm, and life will not be taken on those terms.
text_transcription: CHESTERFIELD LAUGHED AT THE SUCCESS OF HIS SPEECH ON THE REFORM OF THE CALENDAR AND MADE LITTLE OF IT PERHAPS HE HELPED US TO EXPLAIN THE COMPARATIVE FAILURE OF HIS WHOLE CAREER LIFE WAS TO HIM TOO MUCH OF A JOB AND A SARCASM AND LIFE WILL NOT BE TAKEN ON THOSE TERMS
phonemes: tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld lˈæft æt ðə səksˈɛs ʌv hɪz spˈiːtʃ ɔnðə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz. kˈæksksɪks. ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ʌvðə kˈæləndɚ, ænd mˌeɪd lˈɪɾəl ʌv ɪt. pɚhˈæps hiː hˈɛlpt ðˈʌs tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn ðə kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv fˈeɪlɪɹ ʌv hɪz hˈoʊl kɚɹˈɪɹ. lˈaɪf wʌz tə hˌɪm tˈuː mʌtʃ əvə dʒˈaɪb ænd ɐ sˈɑːɹkæzəm, ænd lˈaɪf wɪl nˌɑːt biː tˈeɪkən ˌɔn ðoʊz tˈɜːmz.