text_original: Lord Palmerston was Foreign Secretary, but had not even then got the credit of the great ability which he possessed. Not many years before Mr. Greville spoke of him as a man who ' had been twenty years in office and had never distinguished himself before.
text_transcription: LORD PALMERSTON WAS FOREIGN SECRETARY BUT HAD NOT EVEN THEN GOT THE CREDIT OF THE GREAT ABILITY WHICH HE POSSESSED NOT MANY YEARS BEFORE MISTER GREVILLE SPOKE OF HIM AS A MAN WHO HAD BEEN TWENTY YEARS IN OFFICE AND NEVER DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BEFORE
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd pˈɑːmɚstən wʌz fˈɔːɹən sˈɛkɹətɹi, bˌʌt hæd nˌɑːt ˈiːvən ðˈɛn ɡɑːt ðə kɹˈɛdɪt ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɐbˈɪləɾi wˌɪtʃ hiː pəzˈɛst. nˌɑːt mˈɛni jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌɔːɹ mˈɪstɚ. ɡɹˈɛvɪl spˈoʊk ʌv hˌɪm æz ɐ mˈæn hˌuː hɐdbɪn twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz ɪn ˈɑːfɪs ænd hæd nˈɛvɚ dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt hɪmsˈɛlf bᵻfˈɔːɹ.