text_original: He had, in fact, what would have been called at an earlier day an elegant scholar  ship ; he had a considerable knowledge of the politics of his time in most European countries, an energetic intrepid spirit, and with him, as Macaulay well said, the science of Parliamentary debate seemed to be an instinct.
text_transcription: HE HAD IN FACT WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED AT AN EARLIER DAY AN ELEGANT SCHOLARSHIP HE HAD A CONSIDERABLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE POLITICS OF HIS TIME IN MOST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AN ENERGETIC INTREPID SPIRIT AND WITH HIM AS MACAULAY WELL SAID THE SCIENCE OF PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE SEEMED TO BE AN INSTINCT
phonemes: hiː hˈæd, ɪn fˈækt, wˌʌt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn kˈɔːld æɾ ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪ ɐn ˈɛlɪɡənt skˈɑːlɚ ʃˈɪp ; hiː hæd ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌvðə pˈɑːlətˌɪks ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm ɪn mˈoʊst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən kˈʌntɹiz, ɐn ˌɛnɚdʒˈɛɾɪk ɪntɹˈɛpɪd spˈɪɹɪt, ænd wɪð hˌɪm, æz mˈækəlˌeɪ wˈɛl sˈɛd, ðə sˈaɪəns ʌv pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi dᵻbˈeɪt sˈiːmd təbi ɐn ˈɪnstɪŋkt.