text_original: He was deeply, romantically superstitious. He commonly guided his course by opening a page of the Bible and reading the first passage that met his eye. He saw visions; he believed in omens. He tells us himself of the instantaneous way in which some of his prayers for rescue from danger were answered from above.
text_transcription: HE WAS DEEPLY ROMANTICALLY SUPERSTITIOUS HE COMMONLY GUIDED HIS COURSE BY OPENING A PAGE OF THE BIBLE AND READING THE FIRST PASSAGE THAT MET HIS EYE HE SAW VISIONS HE BELIEVED IN OMENS HE TELLS US HIMSELF OF THE INSTANTANEOUS WAY IN WHICH SOME OF HIS PRAYERS FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER WERE ANSWERED FROM ABOVE
phonemes: hiː wʌz dˈiːpli, ɹoʊmˈæntɪkli sˌuːpɚstˈɪʃəs. hiː kˈɑːmənli ɡˈaɪdᵻd hɪz kˈɔːɹs baɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ɐ pˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə bˈaɪbəl ænd ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst pˈæsɪdʒ ðæt mˈɛt hɪz ˈaɪ. hiː sˈɔː vˈɪʒənz; hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ɪn ˈoʊmɛnz. hiː tˈɛlz ˌʌs hɪmsˈɛlf ʌvðɪ ˌɪnstəntˈeɪniəs wˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ sˌʌm ʌv hɪz pɹˈɛɹz fɔːɹ ɹˈɛskjuː fɹʌm dˈeɪndʒɚ wɜːɹ ˈænsɚd fɹʌm əbˈʌv.