text_original: Young as he was when he married the Queen, he devoted himself at once to what he con  scientiously believed to be the duties of his station with a self control and self devotion rare even among the aged, and almost unknown in youth. He gave up every habit, however familiar and dear, every pre  dilection no matter how sweet, every indulgence of sentiment or amusement, that in any way threatened to interfere with the steadfast performance of the part he had assigned to himself.
text_transcription: YOUNG AS HE WAS WHEN HE MARRIED THE QUEEN HE DEVOTED HIMSELF AT ONCE TO WHAT HE CONSCIENTIOUSLY BELIEVED TO BE THE DUTIES OF HIS STATION WITH A SELF CONTROL AND A SELF DEVOTION RARE EVEN AMONG THE AGED AND ALMOST UNKNOWN IN YOUTH HE GAVE UP EVERY HAIT HOWEVER FAMILIAR AND DEAR EVERY PREDILECTION NO MATTER HOW SWEET EVERY INDULGENCE OF SENTIMENT OR AMUSEMENT THAT IN ANY WAY THREATENED TO INTERFERE WITH THE STEADFAST PERFORMANCE OF THE PARTY IT ASSIGNED TO HIMSELF
phonemes: jˈʌŋ æz hiː wʌz wɛn hiː mˈæɹid ðə kwˈiːn, hiː dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐtwˈʌns tə wʌt hiː kˈɑːn sˈaɪənʃəsli bᵻlˈiːvd təbi ðə dˈuːɾiz ʌv hɪz stˈeɪʃən wɪð ɐ sˈɛlf kəntɹˈoʊl ænd sˈɛlf dɪvˈoʊʃən ɹˈɛɹ ˈiːvən ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒd, ænd ˈɔːlmoʊst ʌnnˈoʊn ɪn jˈuːθ. hiː ɡˈeɪv ˌʌp ˈɛvɹi hˈæbɪt, haʊˈɛvɚ fəmˈɪlɪɹ ænd dˈɪɹ, ˈɛvɹi pɹˈiː dˈaɪlkʃən nˈoʊ mˈæɾɚ hˌaʊ swˈiːt, ˈɛvɹi ɪndˈʌldʒəns ʌv sˈɛntɪmənt ɔːɹ ɐmjˈuːzmənt, ðæt ɪn ˌɛni wˈeɪ θɹˈɛʔn̩d tʊ ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ wɪððə stˈɛdfæst pɚfˈɔːɹməns ʌvðə pˈɑːɹt hiː hæd ɐsˈaɪnd tə hɪmsˈɛlf.