text_original: He had a natural thirst for fame, he glowed with enthusiasm when he read the lives of illustrious men, he was kindled with the ambition to imitate them; but his prefer  ence leaned towards those who were benefac  tors and whose discoveries were useful to hu  manity.
text_transcription: HE HAD A NATURAL THIRST FOR FAME HE GLOWED WITH ENTHUSIASM WHEN HE READ THE LIVES OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN HE WAS KINDLED WITH THE AMBITION TO IMITATE THEM BUT HIS PREFERENCE LEANED TOWARD THOSE WHO WERE BENEFACTORS AND WHOSE DISCOVERIES WERE USEFUL TO HUMANITY
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəl θˈɜːst fɔːɹ fˈeɪm, hiː ɡlˈoʊd wɪð ɛnθˈuːziˌæzəm wɛn hiː ɹˈiːd ðə lˈaɪvz ʌv ɪlˈʌstɹiəs mˈɛn, hiː wʌz kˈɪndəld wɪððɪ æmbˈɪʃən tʊ ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪt ðˌɛm; bˌʌt hɪz pɹɪfˈɜːɹ ɛnsˈɛ lˈiːnd təwˈɔːɹdz ðoʊz hˌuː wɜː bˈɛnɪfˌæk tˈɔːɹz ænd hˌuːz dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz wɜː jˈuːsfəl tə hˈuː mˈænᵻɾi.