text_original: His strength wholly failed him there, and he died, still far from Rome, on May 15, 1847. The close of his career was a mournful collapse; it was like the sudden crumbling in of some stately and commanding tower.
text_transcription: HIS STRENGTH WHOLLY FAILED HIM THERE AND HE DIED STILL FAR FROM ROME ON MAY FIFTEENTH EIGHTEEN FORTY SEVEN THE CLOSE OF HIS CAREER WAS A MOURNFUL COLLAPSE IT WAS LIKE THE SUDDEN CRUMBLING IN OF SOME STATELY AND COMMANDING TOWER
phonemes: hɪz stɹˈɛŋθ hˈoʊli fˈeɪld hˌɪm ðˈɛɹ, ænd hiː dˈaɪd, stˈɪl fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm ɹˈoʊm, ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈɪftiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən. ðə klˈoʊs ʌv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ wʌzɐ mˈɔːɹnfəl kəlˈæps; ɪt wʌz lˈaɪk ðə sˈʌdən kɹˈʌmblɪŋ ɪn ʌv sˌʌm stˈeɪtli ænd kəmˈændɪŋ tˈaʊɚ.