text_original: down the great staircase comes the King, something of his old majesty in the poise of his unwieldy figure, and in his swollen, altered features a little of their youthful grace and animation. It is as though the hero of Christendom, the Francis of Marignano and Pavia, were alive again, — the Francis whose prowess in war and in the chase was the theme of every Court in Europe.
text_transcription: DOWN THE GREAT STAIRCASE COMES THE KING SOMETHING OF HIS OLD MAJESTY IN THE POISE OF HIS UNWIELDY FIGURE AND IN HIS SWOLLEN ALTERED FEATURES A LITTLE OF THEIR YOUTHFUL GRACE AND ANIMATION IT IS AS THOUGH THE HERO OF CHRISTENDOM THE FRANCIS OF MAGIGNANO AND PAVILLA WERE ALIVE AGAIN THE FRANCIS WHOSE PROWESS AND WARN IN THE CHASE WAS THE THEME OF EVERY COURT IN EUROPE
phonemes: dˌaʊn ðə ɡɹˈeɪt stˈɛɹkeɪs kˈʌmz ðə kˈɪŋ, sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌv hɪz ˈoʊld mˈædʒᵻsti ɪnðə pˈɔɪz ʌv hɪz ʌnwˈiːldi fˈɪɡjɚ, ænd ɪn hɪz swˈoʊlən, ˈɔltɚd fˈiːtʃɚz ɐ lˈɪɾəl ʌv ðɛɹ jˈuːθfəl ɡɹˈeɪs ænd ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən. ɪɾ ɪz æz ðˌoʊ ðə hˈiəɹoʊ ʌv kɹˈɪsəndəm, ðə fɹˈænsɪs ʌv mˌæɹɪɡnˈɑːnoʊ ænd pˈæviə, wɜːɹ ɐlˈaɪv ɐɡˈɛn, — ðə fɹˈænsɪs hˌuːz pɹˈaʊɛs ɪn wˈɔːɹ ænd ɪnðə tʃˈeɪs wʌzðə θˈiːm ʌv ˈɛvɹi kˈɔːɹt ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp.