text_original: Lord Durham was a man of remarkable character. It is a matter of surprise how little his name is thought of by the present generation, seeing what a strenuous figure he seemed in the eyes of his con  temporaries, and how striking a part he played in the politics of a time which has even still some living representatives.
text_transcription: LORD DURHAM WAS A MAN OF REMARKABLE CHARACTER IT IS A MATTER OF SURPRISE HOW LITTLE HIS NAME IS THOUGHT OF BY THE PRESENT GENERATION SEEING WHAT A STRENUOUS FIGURE HE SEEMED IN THE EYES OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND HOW STRIKING A PART HE PLAYED IN THE POLITICS OF A TIME WHICH HAS EVEN STILL SOME LIVING REPRESENTATIVES
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd dˈʌɹəm wʌzɐ mˈæn ʌv ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl kˈæɹɪktɚ. ɪɾ ɪz ɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv sɚpɹˈaɪz hˌaʊ lˈɪɾəl hɪz nˈeɪm ɪz θˈɔːt ʌv baɪ ðə pɹˈɛzənt dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən, sˈiːɪŋ wʌt ɐ stɹˈɛnjuːəs fˈɪɡjɚ hiː sˈiːmd ɪnðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv hɪz kˈɑːn tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹiz, ænd hˌaʊ stɹˈaɪkɪŋ ɐ pˈɑːɹt hiː plˈeɪd ɪnðə pˈɑːlətˌɪks əvə tˈaɪm wˌɪtʃ hɐz ˈiːvən stˈɪl sˌʌm lˈɪvɪŋ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz.