text_original: The close of his career was a mournful collapse; it was like the sudden crumbling in of some stately and commanding tower. The other day, it seemed, he filled a space of almost unequalled breadth and height in the political landscape; and now he is already gone.
text_transcription: EN FORTY SEVEN THE CLOSE OF HIS CAREER WAS A MOURNFUL COLLAPSE IT WAS LIKE THE SUDDEN CRUMBLING IN OF SOME STATELY AND COMMANDING TOWER THE OTHER DAY IT SEEMED HE FILLED A SPACE OF ALMOST UNEQUALED BREADTH AND HEIGHT IN THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AND NOW HE IS ALREADY GONE
phonemes: ðə klˈoʊs ʌv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ wʌzɐ mˈɔːɹnfəl kəlˈæps; ɪt wʌz lˈaɪk ðə sˈʌdən kɹˈʌmblɪŋ ɪn ʌv sˌʌm stˈeɪtli ænd kəmˈændɪŋ tˈaʊɚ. ðɪ ˈʌðɚ dˈeɪ, ɪt sˈiːmd, hiː fˈɪld ɐ spˈeɪs ʌv ˈɔːlmoʊst ʌnˈiːkwəld bɹˈɛdθ ænd hˈaɪt ɪnðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈændskeɪp; ænd nˈaʊ hiː ɪz ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɡˈɔn.