text_original: It was not easy, indeed, sometimes to avoid the conviction that in list ening to Lord Ellenborough one was listening to a really great orator of a somewhat antique and stately type, who attuned his speech to the pitch of an age of loftier and less prosaic aims than ours.
text_transcription: IT WAS NOT EASY INDEED SOMETIMES TO AVOID THE CONVICTION THAT IN LISTENING TO LORD ELINBURGH ONE WAS LISTENING TO A REALLY GREAT ORATOR OF A SOMEWHAT ANTIQUE AND STATELY TYPE WHO ATTUNED HIS SPEECH TO THE PITCH OF AN AGE OF LOFTIER AND LESS PROSAIC AIMS THAN OURS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt ˈiːzi, ˌɪndˈiːd, sˈʌmtaɪmz tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ðə kənvˈɪkʃən ðæt ɪn lˈɪst ˈɛnɪŋ tə lˈɔːɹd ˈɛlənbˌʌɹoʊ wˈʌn wʌz lˈɪsənɪŋ tʊ ɐ ɹˈiəli ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɔːɹəɾɚɹ əvə sˈʌmwʌt æntˈiːk ænd stˈeɪtli tˈaɪp, hˌuː ɐtˈuːnd hɪz spˈiːtʃ tə ðə pˈɪtʃ əvən ˈeɪdʒ ʌv lˈɔftiɚ ænd lˈɛs pɹəsˈeɪɪk ˈeɪmz ðɐn aʊɚz.