text_original: He seems at one time to have been ambitious to be a Member of Parliament, and records with evident satisfaction Sheridan's remark to him: *^You ought to be in Parliament.^' But his integrity again proved a stumbling block. He could not reconcile himself to the subterfuges which Whigs as well as Tories silently countenanced. Honesty was his dominant quality quite as much as it was Mary's.
text_transcription: HE SEEMS AT ONE TIME TO HAVE BEEN AMBITIOUS TO BE A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND RECORDS WITH EVIDENT SATISFACTION SHERIDAN'S REMARK TO HIM YOU OUGHT TO BE IN PARLIAMENT BUT HIS INTEGRITY AGAIN PROVED A STUMBLING BLOCK HE COULD NOT RECONCILE HIMSELF TO THE SUBTERFUGES WHICH WHIGS AS WELL AS TORIES SILENTLY COUNTENANCED HONESTY WAS HIS DOMINANT QUALITY QUITE AS MUCH AS IT WAS MARY'S
phonemes: hiː sˈiːmz æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm tə hɐvbɪn æmbˈɪʃəs təbi ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt, ænd ɹˈɛkɚdz wɪð ˈɛvɪdənt sˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən ʃˈɛɹɪdənz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk tə hˌɪm: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk juː ˈɔːt təbi ɪn pˈɑːɹləmənt.bˌʌt hɪz ɪntˈɛɡɹᵻɾi ɐɡˈɛn pɹˈuːvd ɐ stˈʌmblɪŋ blˈɑːk. hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈɛkənsˌaɪl hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə sˈʌbtɚfjˌuːdʒᵻz wˌɪtʃ wˈɪɡz æz wˈɛl æz tˈɔːɹiz sˈaɪləntli kˈaʊntənənst. ˈɑːnɪsti wʌz hɪz dˈɑːmɪnənt kwˈɔlᵻɾi kwˈaɪt æz mˈʌtʃ æz ɪt wʌz mˈɛɹiz.