text_original: The malady which had for so long martyrized the great statesman had afflicted him heavily of late. His eccentricities had increased to such a degree that they could hardly be called merely eccentricities.
text_transcription: THE MALADY WHICH HAD FOR SO LONG MARTYRIZED THE GREAT STATESMAN HAD AFFLICTED HIM HEAVILY OF LATE HIS ECCENTRICITIES HAD INCREASED TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT THEY COULD HARDLY BE CALLED MERELY ECCENTRICITIES
phonemes: ðə mˈælədi wˌɪtʃ hæd fɔːɹ sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ mˈɑːɹɾɪɹˌaɪzd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt stˈeɪtsmən hæd ɐflˈɪktᵻd hˌɪm hˈɛvili ʌv lˈeɪt. hɪz ˌɛksəntɹˈɪsᵻɾiz hæd ɪŋkɹˈiːst tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ dᵻɡɹˈiː ðæt ðeɪ kʊd hˈɑːɹdli biː kˈɔːld mˈɪɹli ˌɛksəntɹˈɪsᵻɾiz.