text_original: It must have seemed to him an almost im  possible task to harmonise the claims of affection and of political sympathy. He may well have thought that he had already fulfilled his duty, and that it would be wiser to leave to new and younger men the solution of the new problem that had arisen.
text_transcription: IT MUST HAVE SEEMED TO HIM AN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TASK TO HARMONIZE THE CLAIMS OF AFFECTION AND OF POLITICAL SYMPATHY HE MAY WELL HAVE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD ALREADY FULFILLED HIS DUTY AND THAT IT WOULD BE WISER TO LEAVE TO NEW AND YOUNGER MEN THE SOLUTION OF THE NEW PROBLEM THAT HAD ARISEN
phonemes: ɪt mˈʌstɐv sˈiːmd tə hˌɪm ɐn ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɪm pˈɑːsᵻbəl tˈæsk tə hˈɑːɹmənˌaɪz ðə klˈeɪmz ʌv ɐfˈɛkʃən ænd ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈɪmpəθi. hiː mˈeɪ wˈɛl hæv θˈɔːt ðæt hiː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi fʊlfˈɪld hɪz dˈuːɾi, ænd ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː wˈaɪzɚ tə lˈiːv tə nˈuː ænd jˈʌŋɡɚ mˈɛn ðə səlˈuːʃən ʌvðə nˈuː pɹˈɑːbləm ðæt hæd ɚɹˈɪzən.