text_original: His tastes were for a quiet, domestic and unostentatious life — a life of refined culture, of happy calm evenings, of art and poetry and genial eom  vol. x. L 146 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. CD. VII. munion with Nature. He was made happy by the songs of birds, and delighted in sitting alone and playing the organ.
text_transcription: HIS TASTES WERE FOR A QUIET DOMESTIC AND UNOSTENTATIOUS LIFE A LIFE OF REFINED CULTURE OF HAPPY CALM EVENINGS OF ART AND POETRY AND GENIAL COMMUNION WITH NATURE HE WAS MADE HAPPY BY THE SONGS OF BIRDS AND DELIGHTED IN SITTING ALONE AND PLAYING THE ORGAN
phonemes: hɪz tˈeɪsts wɜː fɚɹə kwˈaɪət, dəmˈɛstɪk ænd ʌnˌɑːstəntˈeɪʃəs lˈaɪf — ɐ lˈaɪf ʌv ɹᵻfˈaɪnd kˈʌltʃɚ, ʌv hˈæpi kˈɑːm ˈiːvnɪŋz, ʌv ˈɑːɹt ænd pˈoʊɪtɹi ænd dʒˈiːnɪəl ˈiːɑːm vˈɑːl. ˈɛks. ˈɛl wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːdˈiː. ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən. mjˈuːniən wɪð nˈeɪtʃɚ. hiː wʌz mˌeɪd hˈæpi baɪ ðə sˈɔŋz ʌv bˈɜːdz, ænd dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd ɪn sˈɪɾɪŋ ɐlˈoʊn ænd plˈeɪɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹɡən.