text_original: There was a time, a long time too, during which the worthy Mr. Richard Clive persisted in regarding the birth of this eldest son as little less than a curse. He could very well have said of Robert what the Queen mother says of Richard of Gloster, tetchy and wayward was his infancy.
text_transcription: THERE WAS A TIME A LONG TIME TOO DURING WHICH THE WORTHY MISTER RICHARD CLIVE PERSISTED IN REGARDING THE BIRTH OF HIS ELDEST SON AS LITTLE LESS THAN A CURSE HE COULD VERY WELL HAVE SAID OF ROBERT WHAT THE QUEEN MOTHER SAYS OF RICHARD OF GLOUCESTER TETCHY AND WAYWARD WAS HIS INFANCY
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ tˈaɪm, ɐ lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm tˈuː, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ðə wˈɜːði mˈɪstɚ. ɹˈɪtʃɚd klˈaɪv pɚsˈɪstᵻd ɪn ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðə bˈɜːθ ʌv ðɪs ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn æz lˈɪɾəl lˈɛs ðˌænə kˈɜːs. hiː kʊd vˈɛɹi wˈɛl hæv sˈɛd ʌv ɹˈɑːbɚt wʌt ðə kwˈiːn mˈʌðɚ sˈɛz ʌv ɹˈɪtʃɚd ʌv ɡlˈɑːstɚ, tˈɛtʃi ænd wˈeɪwɚd wʌz hɪz ˈɪnfənsi.