text_original: When his eldest child was born the 5 66 MARGARET OF ANGOUL^ME. King stood sponsor, and the guests were served at table by five hundred gentlemen in velvet. No prince in Europe displayed a more stately magnificence than he. He was, indeed, a strik  ing and picturesque figure, this half Itahan sol  dier, only five years older than the King, but looking more resolved, maturer, with his tragic Southern aspect, set mouth, and great melan  choly eyes.
text_transcription: WHEN HIS ELDEST CHILD WAS BORN THE KING STOOD SPONSOR AND THE GUESTS WERE SERVED AT TABLE BY FIVE HUNDRED GENTLEMEN IN VELVET NO PRINCE IN EUROPE DISPLAYED A MORE STATELY MAGNIFICENCE THAN HE HE WAS INDEED A STRIKING AND PICTURESQUE FIGURE THIS HALF ITALIAN SOLDIER ONLY FIVE YEARS OLDER THE KING BUT LOOKING MORE RESOLVED MATURER WITH HIS TRAGIC SOUTHERN ASPECT SET MOUTH AND GREAT MELANCHOLY EYES
phonemes: wˌɛn hɪz ˈɛldɪst tʃˈaɪld wʌz bˈɔːɹn ðə fˈaɪv sˈɪksti sˈɪks mˈɑːɹɡɹət ʌv ˈæŋɡaʊl mˌiː. kˈɪŋ stˈʊd spˈɑːnsɚ, ænd ðə ɡˈɛsts wɜː sˈɜːvd æt tˈeɪbəl baɪ fˈaɪv hˈʌndɹɪd dʒˈɛntəlmən ɪn vˈɛlvɪt. nˈoʊ pɹˈɪns ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp dɪsplˈeɪd ɐ mˈɔːɹ stˈeɪtli mæɡnˈɪfɪsəns ðɐn hiː. hiː wʌz, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɐ stɹˈɪk ˈɪŋ ænd pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk fˈɪɡjɚ, ðɪs hˈæf ˈɪɾɐhˌæn sˈɑːl dˈɪɹ, ˈoʊnli fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ˈoʊldɚ ðɐn ðə kˈɪŋ, bˌʌt lˈʊkɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd, mətʃˈʊɹɹɚ, wɪð hɪz tɹˈædʒɪk sˈʌðɚn ˈæspɛkt, sˈɛt mˈaʊθ, ænd ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛlæn kˈoʊli ˈaɪz.