text_original: Whether he entered upon this struggle with a light heart it is impossible for us to sa.y. Many a time he thought it was ended, but found that he had only bent not broken the stubborn spirit of his foes, and assuredly it was with no liglit heart that he found himself, when past middle life and enter  ing on his sixth decade, still obliged to resume his Sisyphean labor.
text_transcription: WHETHER HE ENTERED UPON THIS STRUGGLE WITH A LIGHT HEART IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO SAY MANY A TIME HE THOUGHT IT WAS ENDED BUT FOUND THAT HE HAD ONLY BENT NOT BROKEN THE STUBBORN SPIRIT OF HIS FOES AND ASSUREDLY IT WAS WITH NO LIGHT HEART THAT HE FOUND HIMSELF WHEN PAST MIDDLE LIFE AND ENTERING ON HIS SIXTH DECADE STILL OBLIGED TO RESUME HIS SISSO
phonemes: wˈɛðɚ hiː ˈɛntɚd əpˌɑːn ðɪs stɹˈʌɡəl wɪð ɐ lˈaɪt hˈɑːɹt ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ˌʌs tə sˈɑː.wˈaɪ. mˈɛni ɐ tˈaɪm hiː θˈɔːt ɪt wʌz ˈɛndᵻd, bˌʌt fˈaʊnd ðæt hiː hæd ˈoʊnli bˈɛnt nˌɑːt bɹˈoʊkən ðə stˈʌbɚn spˈɪɹɪt ʌv hɪz fˈoʊz, ænd əʃˈʊɹɹᵻdli ɪt wʌz wɪð nˈoʊ lˈɪɡlɪt hˈɑːɹt ðæt hiː fˈaʊnd hɪmsˈɛlf, wˌɛn pˈæst mˈɪdəl lˈaɪf ænd ˈɛntɚɹ ˈɪŋ ˌɔn hɪz sˈɪksθ dˈɛkeɪd, stˈɪl əblˈaɪdʒd tə ɹᵻzˈuːm hɪz sˈɪsɪfˌiən lˈeɪbɚ.