text_original: Rowland Hill when a little weakly child began to show some such precocious love for arithmetical calculations as Pascal showed for mathe  matics. His favourite amusement as a child was to  lie on the hearthrug and count up figures by the hour together.
text_transcription: ROLAND HILL WHEN A LITTLE WEEKLY CHILD BEGAN TO SHOW SUCH PRECOCIOUS LOVE FOR ARITHMETICAL CALCULATIONS AS PASCAL SHOWED FOR MATHEMATICS HIS FAVORITE AMUSEMENT AS A CHILD WAS TO LIE ON THE HEARTHRUG AND COUNT UP FIGURES BY THE HOUR TOGETHER
phonemes: ɹˈoʊlənd hˈɪl wɛn ɐ lˈɪɾəl wˈiːkli tʃˈaɪld bɪɡˈæn tə ʃˈoʊ sˌʌm sˈʌtʃ pɹɪkˈoʊʃəs lˈʌv fɔːɹ ˌæɹɪθmˈɛɾɪkəl kˌælkjʊlˈeɪʃənz æz pˈæskəl ʃˈoʊd fɔːɹ mˈeɪð mˈæɾɪks. hɪz fˈeɪvɹɪt ɐmjˈuːzmənt æz ɐ tʃˈaɪld wʌz tə lˈaɪ ɔnðə hˈɑːɹθɹʌɡ ænd kˈaʊnt ˌʌp fˈɪɡjɚz baɪ ðɪ ˈaʊɚ təɡˈɛðɚ.