text_original: A harsh critic might describe the whole correspondence as " gra  cious fooling," but in view of the hard and toilsome life of the slayer and converter of so many Saxons, it is a consolation to find that he had leisure and spare brain power even for occasional nonsense.
text_transcription: A HARSH CRITIC MIGHT DESCRIBE THE WHOLE CORRESPONDENCE AS GRACIOUS FOOLING BUT IN VIEW OF THE HARD AND TOILSOME LIFE OF THE SLAYER AND CONVERTER OF SO MANY SAXONS IT IS A CONSOLATION TO FIND THAT HE HAD LEISURE AND SPARE BRAIN POWER EVEN FOR OCCASIONAL NONSENSE
phonemes: ɐ hˈɑːɹʃ kɹˈɪɾɪk mˌaɪt dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðə hˈoʊl kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndəns æz " ɡɹˈɑː ʃəs fˈuːlɪŋ," bˌʌt ɪn vjˈuː ʌvðə hˈɑːɹd ænd tˈɔɪlsʌm lˈaɪf ʌvðə slˈeɪɚ ænd kənvˈɜːɾɚɹ ʌv sˌoʊ mˈɛni sˈæksənz, ɪɾ ɪz ɐ kɑːnsəlˈeɪʃən tə fˈaɪnd ðæt hiː hæd lˈiːʒɚ ænd spˈɛɹ bɹˈeɪn pˈaʊɚɹ ˈiːvən fɔːɹ əkˈeɪʒənəl nˈɑːnsəns.