text_original: But William seems to have been one of the men whom increased responsibility improves. He was far better as a king than as a prince. He proved that he was able at 4 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. oh. i. least to understand that first duty of a constitutional sovereign which., to the last day of his active life, his father, George III., never could he brought to com  prehend — that the personal predilections and preju  dices of the Xing must sometimes give way to the public interest.
text_transcription: BUT WILLIAM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MEN WHOM INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY IMPROVES HE WAS FAR BETTER AS A KING THAN AS A PRINCE HE PROVED THAT HE WAS ABLE AT LEAST TO UNDERSTAND THAT FIRST DUTY OF A CONSTITUTIONAL SOVEREIGN WHICH TO THE LAST DAY OF HIS ACTIVE LIFE HIS FATHER GEORGE THE THIRD NEVER COULD BE BROUGHT TO COMPREHEND THAT THE PERSONAL PREDILECTIONS AND PREJUDICES OF THE KING MUST SOMETIMES GIVE WAY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST
phonemes: bˌʌt wˈɪljəm sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛn hˈuːm ɪŋkɹˈiːst ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪmpɹˈuːvz. hiː wʌz fˈɑːɹ bˈɛɾɚɹ æz ɐ kˈɪŋ ðɐn æz ɐ pɹˈɪns. hiː pɹˈuːvd ðæt hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl æt fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. ˈoʊ. ˈaɪ. lˈiːst tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðæt fˈɜːst dˈuːɾi əvə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn wˈɪtʃ., tə ðə lˈæst dˈeɪ ʌv hɪz ˈæktɪv lˈaɪf, hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː., nˈɛvɚ kʊd hiː bɹˈɔːt tə kˈɑːm pɹɪhˈɛnd — ðætðə pˈɜːsənəl pɹˌɛdəlˈɛkʃənz ænd pɹˈɛdʒuː dˈaɪsᵻz ʌvðə zˈɪŋ mˈʌst sˈʌmtaɪmz ɡˈɪv wˈeɪ tə ðə pˈʌblɪk ˈɪntɹɛst.