text_original: The idea was carried out, to the surprise — for it was quite unexpected — and gratification of the recipient of the honour. He calls it, in his Autobiography, "an unexpected and honourable appointment, wliich opened up to me an unfamiliar but congenial sphere of activity, in which there was full scope for my strong consciousness of duty, heightened as it was in this case by my inclination."
text_transcription: THE IDEA WAS CARRIED OUT TO THE SURPRISE FOR IT WAS QUITE UNEXPECTED AND GRATIFICATION OF THE RECIPIENT OF THE HONOR HE CALLS IT IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY AN UNEXPECTED AND HONORABLE APPOINTMENT WHICH OPENED UP TO ME AN UNFAMILIAR BUT CONGENIAL SPHERE OF ACTIVITY IN WHICH THERE WAS FULL SCOPE FOR MY STRONG CONSCIOUSNESS OF DUTY HEIGHTENED AS IT WAS IN THIS CASE BY MY INCLINATION
phonemes: ðɪ aɪdˈiə wʌz kˈæɹid ˈaʊt, tə ðə sɚpɹˈaɪz — fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz kwˈaɪt ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd — ænd ɡɹˌæɾɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹᵻsˈɪpiənt ʌvðɪ ˈɑːnɚ. hiː kˈɔːlz ɪt, ɪn hɪz ˌɔːɾoʊbaɪˈɑːɡɹəfi, "ɐn ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd ænd ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl ɐpˈɔɪntmənt, dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈɪɪtʃ ˈoʊpənd ˌʌp tə mˌiː ɐn ʌnfəmˈɪlɪɹ bˌʌt kəndʒˈiːnɪəl sfˈɪɹ ʌv æktˈɪvᵻɾi, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɛɹwˌʌz fˈʊl skˈoʊp fɔːɹ maɪ stɹˈɔŋ kˈɑːnʃəsnəs ʌv dˈuːɾi, hˈaɪʔn̩d æz ɪt wʌz ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs baɪ maɪ ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən."