text_original: But because he was a crowned king, it was regarded as a patriotic duty then to make much of the 172Y 1Y60. PASSED AWAY. 306 departed monarchy and to talk of him in the strain which would have been appropriate if he had been a Marcus Aurelius. The best, perhaps, that can be said of him is that, on the whole, all things considered, he might have been worse.
text_transcription: BUT BECAUSE HE WAS A CROWNED KING IT WAS REGARDED AS A PATRIOTIC DUTY THEN TO MAKE MUCH OF THE DEPARTED MONARCH AND TO TALK OF HIM IN THE STRAIN WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE IF HE HAD BEEN A MARQUESS AURELIUS THE BEST PERHAPS THAT CAN BE SAID OF HIM IS THAT ON THE WHOLE ALL THINGS CONSIDERED HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE
phonemes: bˌʌt bɪkˈʌz hiː wʌzɐ kɹˈaʊnd kˈɪŋ, ɪt wʌz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ɐ pˌeɪtɹɪˈɑːɾɪk dˈuːɾi ðˈɛn tə mˌeɪk mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː wˈaɪ wˈʌn wˈaɪ sˈɪksti. pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd mˈɑːnɚki ænd tə tˈɔːk ʌv hˌɪm ɪnðə stɹˈeɪn wˌɪtʃ wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət ɪf hiː hɐdbɪn ɐ mˈɑːɹkəs ɔːɹˈiːlɪəs. ðə bˈɛst, pɚhˈæps, ðæt kæn biː sˈɛd ʌv hˌɪm ɪz ðˈæt, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, ˈɔːl θˈɪŋz kənsˈɪdɚd, hiː mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn wˈɜːs.