text_original: The contrast between his emotions and his lack of demonstrative  ness created in him a constant artificiality which often seemed mere awkwardness. It was in the House of Commons that his real genius and character displayed 40 A HISTORY OF OTJE OWN TIMES. ch. n. themselves. The atmosphere of debate was to him what Macaulay says wine was to Addison, the in  fluence which broke the spell under which his fine intellect seemed otherwise to lie imprisoned.
text_transcription: THE CONTRAST BETWEEN HIS EMOTIONS AND HIS LACK OF DEMONSTRATIVENESS CREATED IN HIM A CONSTANT ARTIFICIALITY WHICH OFTEN SEEMED MERE AWKWARDNESS IT WAS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THAT HIS REAL GENIUS AND CHARACTER DISPLAYED THEMSELVES THE ATMOSPHERE OF DEBATE WAS TO HIM WHAT MACAULAY SAYS WINE WAS TO ADDISON THE INFLUENCE WHICH BROKE THE SPELL UNDER WHICH HIS FINE INTELLECT SEEMED OTHERWISE TO LIE IMPRISONED
phonemes: ðə kˈɑːntɹæst bᵻtwˌiːn hɪz ɪmˈoʊʃənz ænd hɪz lˈæk ʌv dəmˈɑːnstɹətˌɪv nˈɛs kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn hˌɪm ɐ kˈɑːnstənt ˌɑːɹɾɪfˌɪʃɪˈælᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ ˈɔfən sˈiːmd mˈɪɹ ˈɔːkwɚdnəs. ɪt wʌz ɪnðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz ðæt hɪz ɹˈiːəl dʒˈiːnɪəs ænd kˈæɹɪktɚ dɪsplˈeɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˈɑːtdʒ ˌoʊdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɛn tˈaɪmz. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ˈɛn. ðɛmsˈɛlvz. ðɪ ˈætməsfˌɪɹ ʌv dᵻbˈeɪt wʌz tə hˌɪm wʌt mˈækəlˌeɪ sˈɛz wˈaɪn wʌz tʊ ˈædɪsən, ðɪ ɪn flˈuːəns wˌɪtʃ bɹˈoʊk ðə spˈɛl ˌʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ hɪz fˈaɪn ˈɪntəlˌɛkt sˈiːmd ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz tə lˈaɪ ɪmpɹˈɪzənd.