text_original: He was not a lazy man, but his inclination was always to be an indolent man. He leaped up to sudden political action when the call came, like Sardanapalus leaping up to the inevitable fight ; but, like Sardanapalus, he x2 Digiti zed by Google 308 A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES, ch. xit. would have been always glad to lie down again and loll in ease the moment the necessity for action had passed away.
text_transcription: HE WAS NOT A LAZY MAN BUT HIS INCLINATION WAS ALWAYS TO BE AN INDOLENT MAN HE LEAPED UP TO SUDDEN POLITICAL ACTION WHEN THE CALL CAME LIKE SARDANOPOLIS LEAPING UP TO THE INEVITABLE FIGHT BUT LIKE SARDANOPOLIS HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ALWAYS GLAD TO LIE DOWN AGAIN AND LULL IN EASE THE MOMENT THE NECESSITY FOR ACTION HAD PASSED AWAY
phonemes: hiː wʌz nˌɑːɾə lˈeɪzi mˈæn, bˌʌt hɪz ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz təbi ɐn ˈɪndələnt mˈæn. hiː lˈiːpt ˌʌp tə sˈʌdən pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ˈækʃən wɛn ðə kˈɔːl kˈeɪm, lˈaɪk sˈɑːɹdɐnˌeɪpæləs lˈiːpɪŋ ˌʌp tə ðɪ ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl fˈaɪt ; bˌʌt, lˈaɪk sˈɑːɹdɐnˌeɪpæləs, hiː ˈɛks tˈuː dɪdʒˈiːɾi zˈɛd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz, sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. zˈɪt. wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ˈɔːlweɪz ɡlˈæd tə lˈaɪ dˌaʊn ɐɡˈɛn ænd lˈɑːl ɪn ˈiːz ðə mˈoʊmənt ðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi fɔːɹ ˈækʃən hæd pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ.