text_original: But whatever his personal defects, it is certain that the Czar Peter was one of the greatest men living at a time when there were many great men, and that he was creating a powerful and a developing state while other sovereigns were unconsciously doing their very worst to bring to ruin the fabric which had been bequeathed to them by their predecessors.
text_transcription: BUT WHATEVER HIS PERSONAL DEFECTS IT IS CERTAIN THAT THE CZAR PETER WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST MEN LIVING AT A TIME WHEN THERE WERE MANY GREAT MEN AND THAT HE WAS CREATING A POWERFUL AND A DEVELOPING STATE WHILE OTHER SOVEREIGNS WERE UNCONSCIOUSLY DOING THEIR VERY WORST TO BRING TO RUIN THE FABRIC WHICH HAD BEEN BEQUEATHED TO THEM BY THEIR PREDECESSORS
phonemes: bˌʌt wʌtˈɛvɚ hɪz pˈɜːsənəl dˈiːfɛkts, ɪɾ ɪz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðætðə zˈɑːɹ pˈiːɾɚ wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst mˈɛn lˈɪvɪŋ æɾə tˈaɪm wɛn ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛn, ænd ðæt hiː wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ pˈaʊɚfəl ænd ɐ dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ stˈeɪt wˌaɪl ˈʌðɚ sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz wɜːɹ ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəsli dˌuːɪŋ ðɛɹ vˈɛɹi wˈɜːst tə bɹˈɪŋ tə ɹˈuːɪn ðə fˈæbɹɪk wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn bᵻkwˈiːðd tə ðˌɛm baɪ ðɛɹ pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz.