text_original: He was a man of great abilities and earnestness, who had in him a strange dash of the play actor, who at the most serious moment of emergency always thought of how to display himself effectively, and who would have met the peril of an empire as poor Nar  cissa met death, with an overmastering desire to show to the best personal advantage. Lord Ellenborough's appointment was hail ed by all parties in India as the most auspicious that could be made.
text_transcription: HE WAS A MAN OF GREAT ABILITIES AND EARNESTNESS WHO HAD IN HIM A STRANGE DASH OF THE PLAY ACTOR WHO AT THE MOST SERIOUS MOMENT OF EMERGENCY ALWAYS THOUGHT OF HOW TO DISPLAY HIMSELF EFFECTIVELY AND WHO WOULD HAVE MET THE PERIL OF AN EMPIRE AS POOR NARCISSA MET DEATH WITH AN OVERMASTERING DESIRE TO SHOW TO THE BEST PERSONAL ADVANTAGE LORD ELLINBURGH'S APPOINTMENT WAS HAILED BY ALL PARTIES IN INDIA AS THE MOST AUSPICIOUS THAT COULD BE MADE
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ mˈæn ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt ɐbˈɪləɾiz ænd ˈɜːnɪstnəs, hˌuː hæd ɪn hˌɪm ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ dˈæʃ ʌvðə plˈeɪ ˈæktɚ, hˌuː æt ðə mˈoʊst sˈɪɹiəs mˈoʊmənt ʌv ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi ˈɔːlweɪz θˈɔːt ʌv hˌaʊ tə dɪsplˈeɪ hɪmsˈɛlf ɪfˈɛktɪvli, ænd hˌuː wʊdhɐv mˈɛt ðə pˈɛɹəl əvən ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ æz pˈʊɹ nˈɑːɹ sˈɪsə mˈɛt dˈɛθ, wɪð ɐn ˌoʊvɚmˈæstɚɹɪŋ dɪzˈaɪɚ tə ʃˈoʊ tə ðə bˈɛst pˈɜːsənəl ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ. lˈɔːɹd ˈɛlənbˌʌɹoʊz ɐpˈɔɪntmənt wʌz hˈeɪl ˈɛd baɪ ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹɾiz ɪn ˈɪndiə æz ðə mˈoʊst ɔːspˈɪʃəs ðæt kʊd biː mˈeɪd.