text_original: George had his melting moments, it would seem, and not long before his death, being in a pathetic mood, he gave the Duchess of Kendal a pledge that if he should die before her and it were possible for departed souls to return to earth and im  press the living with a knowledge of their presence, he, the faithful and aged lover, would come back from the grave to his mistress.
text_transcription: GEORGE HAD HIS MELTING MOMENTS IT WOULD SEEM AND NOT LONG BEFORE HIS DEATH BEING IN A PATHETIC MOOD HE GAVE THE DUCHESS OF KENDALL A PLEDGE THAT IF HE SHOULD DIE BEFORE HER AN IT WERE POSSIBLE FOR DEPARTED SOULS TO RETURN TO EARTH AND IMPRESS THE LIVING WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PRESENCE HE THE FAITHFUL AND AGED LOVER WOULD COME BACK FROM THE GRAVE TO HIS MISTRESS
phonemes: dʒˈɔːɹdʒ hæd hɪz mˈɛltɪŋ mˈoʊmənts, ɪt wʊd sˈiːm, ænd nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz dˈɛθ, bˌiːɪŋ ɪn ɐ pɐθˈɛɾɪk mˈuːd, hiː ɡˈeɪv ðə dˈʌtʃɛs ʌv kˈɛndəl ɐ plˈɛdʒ ðæt ɪf hiː ʃˌʊd dˈaɪ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɜː ænd ɪt wɜː pˈɑːsᵻbəl fɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd sˈoʊlz tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tʊ ˈɜːθ ænd ˈɪm pɹˈɛs ðə lˈɪvɪŋ wɪð ɐ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv ðɛɹ pɹˈɛzəns, hiː, ðə fˈeɪθfəl ænd ˈeɪdʒd lˈʌvɚ, wʊd kˈʌm bˈæk fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈeɪv tə hɪz mˈɪstɹəs.