text_original: He wrote it when he thought he was writing the epitaph of Napoleon. These are his own words : " The vast edifice which he had constructed was exclusively the work of his hands, and he himself was the keystone of the arch.
text_transcription: HE WROTE IT WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WAS WRITING THE EPITAPH OF NAPOLEON THESE ARE HIS VERY WORDS THE VAST EDIFICE WHICH HE HAD CONSTRUCTED WAS EXCLUSIVELY THE WORK OF HIS HANDS AND HE HIMSELF WAS THE KEYSTONE OF THE ARCH
phonemes: hiː ɹˈoʊt ɪt wɛn hiː θˈɔːt hiː wʌz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛpɪtˌæf ʌv nɐpˈoʊlɪən. ðiːz ɑːɹ hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɜːdz : " ðə vˈæst ˈɛdɪfɪs wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd kənstɹˈʌktᵻd wʌz ɛksklˈuːsɪvli ðə wˈɜːk ʌv hɪz hˈændz, ænd hiː hɪmsˈɛlf wʌzðə kˈiːstoʊn ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹtʃ.