text_original: As a statesman he seems to have been absolutely without any guiding principle, and his efforts to be a great thinker 60 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. oh. xxiv. brought him to no higher place than that of a brilliant but an easy sceptic.
text_transcription: AS A STATESMAN HE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT ANY GUIDING PRINCIPLE AND HIS EFFORTS TO BE A GREAT THINKER BROUGHT HIM TO NO HIGHER PLACE THAN THAT OF A BRILLIANT BUT AN EASY SCEPTIC
phonemes: æz ɐ stˈeɪtsmən hiː sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn ˌæbsəlˈuːtli wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ɡˈaɪdɪŋ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl, ænd hɪz ˈɛfɚts təbi ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt θˈɪŋkɚ sˈɪksti ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. ˈoʊ. ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ. bɹˈɔːt hˌɪm tə nˈoʊ hˈaɪɚ plˈeɪs ðɐn ðæt əvə bɹˈɪliənt bˌʌt ɐn ˈiːzi skˈɛptɪk.