text_original: He was as proud of his skill as a horseman as of his ability as a statesman, and de  lighted to exhibit himself in his riding school. He early persuaded himself that he was a confirmed invalid, and allowed himself all the liberties of a valetudinarian. 1760 68 THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR 187 In his later life he treated both the empress and her son with a freedom which in any other man would have been resented as rudeness. His comfort had to be con  sidered before that of his mistress.
text_transcription: HE WAS AS PROUD OF HIS SKILL AS A HORSEMAN AS OF HIS ABILITY AS A STATESMAN AND DELIGHTED TO EXHIBIT HIMSELF IN HIS RIDING SCHOOL HE EARLY PERSUADED HIMSELF THAT HE WAS A CONFIRMED INVALID AND ALLOWED HIMSELF ALL THE LIBERTIES OF A VALETUDINARIAN IN HIS LATER LIFE HE TREATED BOTH THE EMPRESS AND HER SON WITH A FREEDOM WHICH IN ANY OTHER MAN WOULD HAVE BEEN RESENTED ASDENESS HIS COMFORT HAD TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE THAT OF HIS MISTRESS
phonemes: hiː wʌz æz pɹˈaʊd ʌv hɪz skˈɪl æz ɐ hˈɔːɹsmən æz ʌv hɪz ɐbˈɪləɾi æz ɐ stˈeɪtsmən, ænd də lˈaɪɾᵻd tʊ ɛɡzˈɪbɪt hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn hɪz ɹˈaɪdɪŋ skˈuːl. hiː ˈɜːli pɚswˈeɪdᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf ðæt hiː wʌzɐ kənfˈɜːmd ɪnvˈælɪd, ænd ɐlˈaʊd hɪmsˈɛlf ˈɔːl ðə lˈɪbɚɾiz əvə vˌælɪtˌuːdɪnˈɛɹiən. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ðə sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪˈɑːɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ɪn hɪz lˈeɪɾɚ lˈaɪf hiː tɹˈiːɾᵻd bˈoʊθ ðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs ænd hɜː sˈʌn wɪð ɐ fɹˈiːdəm wˌɪtʃ ɪn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ mˈæn wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ɹiːsˈɛntᵻd æz ɹˈuːdnəs. hɪz kˈʌmfɚt hædtə biː kˈɑːn sˈaɪdɚd bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðæt ʌv hɪz mˈɪstɹəs.