text_original: Whatever the reason, it is certain that, with all his magnificent gifts and his splendid chances, he did no  thing great, and has left no abiding mark in history. Everyone who came near him seems to have regarded his as a master spirit. Chesterfield said of him, * When he dies the ablest head in England dies too, take it for all in all.'
text_transcription: WHATEVER THE REASON IT IS CERTAIN THAT WITH ALL HIS MAGNIFICENT GIFTS AND HIS SPLENDID CHANCES HE DID NOTHING GREAT AND HAS LEFT NO ABIDING MARK IN HISTORY EVERY WHO CAME NEAR HIM SEEMS TO HAVE REGARDED HIM AS A MASTER SPIRIT CHESTERFIELD SAID OF HIM WHEN HE DIES THE ABLEST HEAD IN ENGLAND DIES TOO TAKE IT FOR ALL IN ALL
phonemes: wʌtˈɛvɚ ðə ɹˈiːzən, ɪɾ ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðˈæt, wɪð ˈɔːl hɪz mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt ɡˈɪfts ænd hɪz splˈɛndɪd tʃˈænsᵻz, hiː dˈɪd nˈoʊ θˈɪŋ ɡɹˈeɪt, ænd hɐz lˈɛft nˈoʊ ɐbˈaɪdɪŋ mˈɑːɹk ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi. ˈɛvɹɪwˌʌn hˌuː kˈeɪm nˌɪɹ hˌɪm sˈiːmz tə hæv ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd hɪz æz ɐ mˈæstɚ spˈɪɹɪt. tʃˈɛstɚfˌiːld sˈɛd ʌv hˌɪm, ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk wɛn hiː dˈaɪz ðɪ ˈeɪbləst hˈɛd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd dˈaɪz tˈuː, tˈeɪk ɪt fɔːɹ ˈɔːl ɪn ˈɔːl.