text_original: He had married a wife who was herself a sutler's widow, and who blessed Ensign Sterne with a swift and steady succession of offspring, of whom Laurence was the second. It was chance, acting through the impulses of the War Office, which caused little Laurence to see the light on Irish soil ; but though he was bom in the melo  diously.
text_transcription: HE HAD MARRIED A WIFE WHO WAS HERSELF A SUTLER'S WIDOW AND WHO BLESSED ENSIN STERN WITH A SWIFT AND STEADY SUCCESSION OF OFFSPRING OF WHICH LAWRENCE WAS THE SECOND IT WAS CHANCE ACTING THROUGH THE IMPULSES OF THE WAR OFFICE WHICH CAUSED LITTLE LAWRENCE TO SEE THE LIGHT ON IRISH SOIL BUT THOUGH HE WAS BORN IN THE MELODIOUS N
phonemes: hiː hæd mˈæɹid ɐ wˈaɪf hˌuː wʌz hɜːsˈɛlf ɐ sˈʌtlɚz wˈɪdoʊ, ænd hˌuː blˈɛst ˈɛnsaɪn stˈɜːn wɪð ɐ swˈɪft ænd stˈɛdi səksˈɛʃən ʌv ˈɔfspɹɪŋ, ʌv hˈuːm lˈɔːɹəns wʌzðə sˈɛkənd. ɪt wʌz tʃˈæns, ˈæktɪŋ θɹuː ðɪ ˈɪmpʌlsᵻz ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɑːfɪs, wˌɪtʃ kˈɔːzd lˈɪɾəl lˈɔːɹəns tə sˈiː ðə lˈaɪt ˌɔn ˈaɪɹɪʃ sˈɔɪl ; bˌʌt ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz bˈɑːm ɪnðə mˈiːloʊ dɪˈaʊsli.