text_original: It was chance, acting through the impulses of the War Office, which caused little Laurence to see the light on Irish soil ; but though he was bom in the melo  diously.named Valley of Honey, there was little of hon  eyed sweetness, and much bitterness as of gall and colo  quintida, in his early boyhood.
text_transcription: IT WAS CHANCE ACTING THROUGH THE IMPULSES OF THE WAR OFFICE WHICH CAUSED LITTLE LAWRENCE TO SEE THE LIGHT ON IRISH SOIL BUT THOUGH HE WAS BORN IN THE MELODIOUS NAME VALLEY OF HONEY THERE WAS LITTLE OF HONEYED SWEETNESS AND MUCH BITTERNESS AS OF GAUL AND COLLOQUINTITA IN HIS EARLY BOYHOOD
phonemes: ɪt wʌz tʃˈæns, ˈæktɪŋ θɹuː ðɪ ˈɪmpʌlsᵻz ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɑːfɪs, wˌɪtʃ kˈɔːzd lˈɪɾəl lˈɔːɹəns tə sˈiː ðə lˈaɪt ˌɔn ˈaɪɹɪʃ sˈɔɪl ; bˌʌt ðˌoʊ hiː wʌz bˈɑːm ɪnðə mˈiːloʊ dɪˈaʊsli.nˈeɪmd vˈæli ʌv hˈʌni, ðɛɹwˌʌz lˈɪɾəl ʌv hˈɑːn ˈaɪd swˈiːtnəs, ænd mˈʌtʃ bˈɪtɚnəs æz ʌv ɡˈɔːl ænd kˈoʊloʊ kwˈɪntɪdə, ɪn hɪz ˈɜːli bˈɔɪhʊd.