text_original: In the boldest and loftiest flights of his eloquence there was always a strain of sustained argument, there was always an appeal to the practical and business like intelligence and habits of his audience, and even when he became most thrilling and most impassioned his appeal never went wholly over the heads of his listeners, never soared beyond the level of their intellects, their purposes, and their sympathies.
text_transcription: IN THE BOLDEST AND LOFTIEST FLIGHTS OF HIS ELOQUENCE THERE WAS ALWAYS A STRAIN OF SUSTAINED ARGUMENT THERE WAS ALWAYS AN APPEAL TO THE PRACTICAL AND BUSINESSLIKE INTELLIGENCE AND HABITS OF HIS AUDIENCE AND EVEN WHEN HE BECAME MOST THRILLING AND MOST IMPASSIONED HIS APPEAL NEVER WENT WHOLLY OVER THE HEADS OF HIS LISTENERS NEVER SOARED BEYOND THE LEVEL OF THEIR INTELLECTS THEIR PURPOSES AND THEIR SYMPATHIES
phonemes: ɪnðə bˈoʊldɪst ænd lˈɔftiɪst flˈaɪts ʌv hɪz ˈɛləkwəns ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ɐ stɹˈeɪn ʌv səstˈeɪnd ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt, ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ɐn ɐpˈiːl tə ðə pɹˈæktɪkəl ænd bˈɪznəs lˈaɪk ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns ænd hˈæbɪts ʌv hɪz ˈɔːdiəns, ænd ˈiːvən wɛn hiː bɪkˌeɪm mˈoʊst θɹˈɪlɪŋ ænd mˈoʊst ɪmpˈæʃənd hɪz ɐpˈiːl nˈɛvɚ wɛnt hˈoʊli ˌoʊvɚ ðə hˈɛdz ʌv hɪz lˈɪsənɚz, nˈɛvɚ sˈɔːɹd bᵻjˌɔnd ðə lˈɛvəl ʌv ðɛɹ ˈɪntəlˌɛkts, ðɛɹ pˈɜːpəsᵻz, ænd ðɛɹ sˈɪmpəθiz.