text_original: He was a generous and kindly man; his personal character, although often assailed, was free of any serious reproach; he was a failure in office, not so much from want of ability, as because he was a politician without convictions. The Peel Ministry came into power with great hopes. It had Lord Lyndhurst for Lord Chancellor j Sir James Graham for Home Secretary ; Lord Aber  204 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. OH. IX. deen at the Foreign Office ; Lord Stanley was Colo  nial Secretary.
text_transcription: HE WAS A GENEROUS AND KINDLY MAN HIS PERSONAL CHARACTER ALTHOUGH OFTEN ASSAILED WAS FREE OF ANY SERIOUS REPROACH HE WAS OF FAILURE IN OFFICE NOT SO MUCH FROM WANT OF ABILITY AS BECAUSE HE WAS A POLITICIAN WITHOUT CONVICTIONS THE PEEL MINISTRY CAME INTO POWER WITH GREAT HOPES IT HAD LORD LINDHURST FOR LORD CHANCELLOR SIR JAMES GRAHAM FOR HOME SECRETARY LORD ABERDEEN AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE LORD STANLEY WAS COLONIAL SECRETARY
phonemes: hiː wʌzɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəs ænd kˈaɪndli mˈæn; hɪz pˈɜːsənəl kˈæɹɪktɚ, ɔːlðˈoʊ ˈɔfən ɐsˈeɪld, wʌz fɹˈiː ʌv ˌɛni sˈɪɹiəs ɹᵻpɹˈoʊtʃ; hiː wʌzɐ fˈeɪlɪɹ ɪn ˈɑːfɪs, nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ fɹʌm wˈɔnt ʌv ɐbˈɪləɾi, æz bɪkˈʌz hiː wʌzɐ pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən wɪðˌaʊt kənvˈɪkʃənz. ðə pˈiːl mˈɪnɪstɹi kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ pˈaʊɚ wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt hˈoʊps. ɪt hæd lˈɔːɹd lˈɪndhɜːst fɔːɹ lˈɔːɹd tʃˈænsɛlɚ dʒˈeɪ sˌɜː dʒˈeɪmz ɡɹˈeɪəm fɔːɹ hˈoʊm sˈɛkɹətɹi ; lˈɔːɹd ɐbˈɜː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. ˈoʊ. ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn. dˈiːn æt ðə fˈɔːɹən ˈɑːfɪs ; lˈɔːɹd stˈænli wʌz kˈoʊloʊ nˈaɪəl sˈɛkɹətɹi.