text_original: He was one of the first directors of that Bank of England which he may fairly be said to have created. He was unquestionably a man of much foresight and sound judgment in finance, despite the one great failure which he brought upon himself and upon others, and he had clearly defined ideas of free trade long before the genuine principle of free  trade came to be recognized as a principle of states  manship.
text_transcription: HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DIRECTORS OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND WHICH HE MAY FAIRLY BE SAID TO HAVE CREATED HE WAS UNQUESTIONABLY A MAN OF MUCH FORESIGHT AND SOUND JUDGMENT IN FINANCE DESPITE THE ONE GREAT FAILURE WHICH HE BROUGHT UPON HIMSELF AND UPON OTHERS AND HE HAD CLEARLY DEFINED IDEAS OF FREE TRADE LONG BEFORE THE GENUINE PRINCIPLE OF FREE TRADE CAME TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A PRINCIPLE OF STATESMANSHIP
phonemes: hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst dᵻɹˈɛktɚz ʌv ðæt bˈæŋk ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd wˌɪtʃ hiː mˈeɪ fˈɛɹli biː sˈɛd tə hæv kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd. hiː wʌz ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbli ɐ mˈæn ʌv mˈʌtʃ fˈɔːɹsaɪt ænd sˈaʊnd dʒˈʌdʒmənt ɪn fˈaɪnæns, dᵻspˈaɪt ðə wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt fˈeɪlɪɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː bɹˈɔːt əpˌɑːn hɪmsˈɛlf ænd əpˌɑːn ˈʌðɚz, ænd hiː hæd klˈɪɹli dᵻfˈaɪnd aɪdˈiəz ʌv fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪd lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə dʒˈɛnjuːɪn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv fɹˈiː tɹˈeɪd kˈeɪm təbi ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ɐ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv stˈeɪts mˈænʃɪp.