text_original: There were some who even seemed to think that the greatest hardship of Mary^s life was to have been his wife. Thus Roscoe, after reading the Memoir, expressed the sentiments it aroused in him in the following lines : — Hard was thy fate in all the scenes of life, As daughter, sister, mother, friend, and wife ; But harder still thy fate in death we own, Thus monmed by Qodwin with a heart of stone.
text_transcription: THERE WERE SOME WHO EVEN SEEMED TO THINK THAT THE GREATEST HARDSHIP OF MARY'S LIFE WAS TO HAVE BEEN HIS WIFE THUS ROSCOE AFTER READING THE MEMOIR EXPRESSED THE SENTIMENTS IT AROUSED IN HIM IN THE FOLLOWING LINES HARD WAS THY FATE IN ALL THE SCENES OF LIFE AS DAUGHTER SISTER MOTHER FRIEND AND WIFE BUT HARDER STILL THY FATE IN DEATH WE OWN THUS MOURNED BY GODWIN WITH A HEART OF STONE
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː sˌʌm hˌuː ˈiːvən sˈiːmd tə θˈɪŋk ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst hˈɑːɹdʃɪp ʌv mˈɛɹi ˈɛs lˈaɪf wʌz tə hɐvbɪn hɪz wˈaɪf. ðˈʌs ɹˈɑːskoʊ, ˈæftɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðə mˈɛmwɑːɹ, ɛkspɹˈɛst ðə sˈɛntɪmənts ɪɾ ɚɹˈaʊzd ɪn hˌɪm ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ lˈaɪnz : — hˈɑːɹd wʌz ðˌaɪ fˈeɪt ɪn ˈɔːl ðə sˈiːnz ʌv lˈaɪf, æz dˈɔːɾɚ, sˈɪstɚ, mˈʌðɚ, fɹˈɛnd, ænd wˈaɪf ; bˌʌt hˈɑːɹdɚ stˈɪl ðˌaɪ fˈeɪt ɪn dˈɛθ wiː ˈoʊn, ðˈʌs mˈɔnəmd baɪ kˈɑːdwɪn wɪð ɐ hˈɑːɹt ʌv stˈoʊn.