text_original: Macau  lay sums him up as '^ a solemn trifler," and the wonder which fills most readers when they study his career is a wonder how he could ever have contrived to pass himself off with his contemporaries as a high minded and intellectual statesman.
text_transcription: MC CAULLY SUMS HIM UP AS A SOLEMN TRIFLER AND THE WONDER WHICH FILLS MOST READERS WHEN THEY STUDY HIS CAREER IS A WONDER HOW HE COULD EVER HAVE CONTRIVED TO PASS HIMSELF OFF WITH HIS CONTEMPORARIES AS A HIGH MINDED AND INTELLECTUAL STATESMAN
phonemes: mˈækaʊ lˈeɪ sˈʌmz hˌɪm ˌʌp æz ɐ sˈɑːləm tɹˈaɪflɚ," ænd ðə wˈʌndɚ wˌɪtʃ fˈɪlz mˈoʊst ɹˈiːdɚz wɛn ðeɪ stˈʌdi hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪz ɐ wˈʌndɚ hˌaʊ hiː kʊd ˈɛvɚ hæv kəntɹˈaɪvd tə pˈæs hɪmsˈɛlf ˈɔf wɪð hɪz kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹiz æz ɐ hˈaɪ mˈaɪndᵻd ænd ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl stˈeɪtsmən.