text_original: The cleric who first became famous for most unclerical assaults upon the stage, the satirist who could be the most devoted friend, the seducer who could be so loyal to his victim, the spendthrift who could be generous, the cynic who could feel and obey the principles of the purest patriotism, was one of those strangely compounded natures in which each vice was as it were effaced or neutralized by some compensating virtue.
text_transcription: THE CLERIC WHO FIRST BECAME FAMOUS FOR THE MOST UNCLERICAL ASSAULTS UPON THE STAGE THE SATIRIST WHO COULD BE THE MOST DEVOTED FRIEND THE SEDUCER WHO COULD BE SO LOYAL TO HIS VICTIM THE SPENDTHRIFT WHO COULD BE GENEROUS THE CYNIC WHO COULD FEEL AND OBEY THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PUREST PATRIOTISM WAS ONE OF THOSE STRANGELY COMPOUNDED NATURES IN WHICH EACH VICE WAS AS IT WERE EFFACED OR NEUTRALIZED BY SOME COMPENSATING VIRTUE
phonemes: ðə klˈɛɹɪk hˌuː fˈɜːst bɪkˌeɪm fˈeɪməs fɔːɹ mˈoʊst ʌŋklˈɛɹɪkəl ɐsˈɔlts əpˌɑːn ðə stˈeɪdʒ, ðə sˈæɾɪɹˌɪst hˌuː kʊd biː ðə mˈoʊst dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd fɹˈɛnd, ðə sᵻdˈuːsɚ hˌuː kʊd biː sˌoʊ lˈɔɪəl tə hɪz vˈɪktɪm, ðə spˈɛndθɹɪft hˌuː kʊd biː dʒˈɛnɚɹəs, ðə sˈɪnɪk hˌuː kʊd fˈiːl ænd oʊbˈeɪ ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌvðə pjˈʊɹɹɪst pˈeɪtɹɪətˌɪzəm, wʌz wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz stɹˈeɪndʒli kɑːmpˈaʊndᵻd nˈeɪtʃɚz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˈiːtʃ vˈaɪs wʌz æz ɪt wɜːɹ ɪfˈeɪst ɔːɹ nˈuːtɹəlˌaɪzd baɪ sˌʌm kˈɑːmpənsˌeɪɾɪŋ vˈɜːtʃuː.