text_original: His eccentricities had increased to such a degree that they could hardly be called merely eccentricities. But though he suffered in mind and in body he was ready and even eager to return to power, so long as that power was absolute.
text_transcription: HIS ECCENTRICITIES HAD INCREASED TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT THEY COULD HARDLY BE CALLED MERELY ECCENTRICITIES BUT THOUGH HE SUFFERED IN MIND AND IN BODY HE WAS READY AND EVEN EAGER TO RETURN TO POWER SO LONG AS THAT POWER WAS ABSOLUTE
phonemes: hɪz ˌɛksəntɹˈɪsᵻɾiz hæd ɪŋkɹˈiːst tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ðæt ðeɪ kʊd hˈɑːɹdli biː kˈɔːld mˈɪɹli ˌɛksəntɹˈɪsᵻɾiz. bˌʌt ðˌoʊ hiː sˈʌfɚd ɪn mˈaɪnd ænd ɪn bˈɑːdi hiː wʌz ɹˈɛdi ænd ˈiːvən ˈiːɡɚ tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə pˈaʊɚ, sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ æz ðæt pˈaʊɚ wʌz ˈæbsəlˌuːt.