text_original: Even he whom few things surprised or took unawares would have been surprised if he could have been told that the life he had lived was eventless, bloodless, purposeless in comparison with the life he had yet to live, and that all he had done for his country was but as dust in the balance when weighed against the work he was yet to do for her.
text_transcription: EVEN HE WHOM FEW THINGS SURPRISED OR TOOK UNAWARES WOULD HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF HE COULD HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE LIFE HE HAD LIVED WAS EVENTLESS BLOODLESS PURPOSELESS IN COMPARISON WITH THE LIFE HE HAD YET TO LIVE AND THAT ALL HE HAD DONE FOR HIS COUNTRY WAS BUT AS DUST IN THE BALANCE WHEN WEIGHED AGAINST THE WORK HE WAS YET TO DO FOR HER
phonemes: ˈiːvən hiː hˈuːm fjˈuː θˈɪŋz sɚpɹˈaɪzd ɔːɹ tˈʊk ˌʌnəwˈɛɹz wʊdhɐv bˌɪn sɚpɹˈaɪzd ɪf hiː kˌʊdɐv bˌɪn tˈoʊld ðætðə lˈaɪf hiː hæd lˈɪvd wʌz ᵻvˈɛntləs, blˈʌdləs, pˈɜːpəsləs ɪn kəmpˈæɹɪsən wɪððə lˈaɪf hiː hæd jˈɛt tə lˈɪv, ænd ðæt ˈɔːl hiː hæd dˈʌn fɔːɹ hɪz kˈʌntɹi wʌz bˌʌt æz dˈʌst ɪnðə bˈæləns wɛn wˈeɪd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə wˈɜːk hiː wʌz jˈɛt tə dˈuː fɔːɹ hɜː.