text_original: O'Connell was getting old, and had lived a life of work and wear and tear enough to break down even his constitution 300 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. cn. xtr. of iron. He had kept a great part of his own fol  lowers in heart, as he had kept the Government in fl.1n.rmj by leaving it doubtful whether he would not in the end make an appeal to the reserve of physical force which he so often boasted of having at his back. "When the whole secret was out, he ceased to be an object of fear to the one, and of enthusiasm to the other.
text_transcription: O'CONALL WAS GETTING OLD AND HAD LIVED THE LIFE OF WORK AND WEAR AND TEAR ENOUGH TO BREAK DOWN EVEN HIS CONSTITUTION OF IRON HE HAD KEPT A GREAT PART OF HIS OWN FOLLOWERS IN HEART AS HE HAD KEPT THE GOVERNMENT IN ALARM BY LEAVING IT DOUBTFUL WHETHER HE WOULD NOT IN THE END MAKE AN APPEAL TO THE RESERVE OF PHYSICAL FORCE WHICH HE SO OFTEN BOASTED OF HAVING AT HIS BACK WHEN THE WHOLE SECRET WAS OUT HE CEASED TO BE AN OBJECT OF FEAR TO THE ONE AND OF ENTHUSIASM TO THE OTHER
phonemes: oʊkˈɑːnəl wʌz ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ˈoʊld, ænd hæd lˈɪvd ɐ lˈaɪf ʌv wˈɜːk ænd wˈɛɹ ɐnd tˈɛɹ ɪnˈʌf tə bɹˈeɪk dˌaʊn ˈiːvən hɪz kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈɛn. ˌɛkstˌiːˈɑːɹ. ʌv ˈaɪɚn. hiː hæd kˈɛpt ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn fˈɑːl lˈoʊɚz ɪn hˈɑːɹt, æz hiː hæd kˈɛpt ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪn ˌɛfˈɛl.wˈʌn ˈɛn.ˌɑːɹɹˌɛmdʒˈeɪ baɪ lˈiːvɪŋ ɪt dˈaʊtfəl wˈɛðɚ hiː wʊd nˌɑːt ɪnðɪ ˈɛnd mˌeɪk ɐn ɐpˈiːl tə ðə ɹɪzˈɜːv ʌv fˈɪzɪkəl fˈɔːɹs wˌɪtʃ hiː sˌoʊ ˈɔfən bˈoʊstᵻd ʌv hˌævɪŋ æt hɪz bˈæk. "wˌɛn ðə hˈoʊl sˈiːkɹᵻt wʌz ˈaʊt, hiː sˈiːst təbi ɐn ˈɑːbdʒɛkt ʌv fˈɪɹ tə ðə wˌʌn, ænd ʌv ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm tə ðɪ ˈʌðɚ.