text_original: This melancholy event, this passing away of the colleague who had worked with him in the spring time of his fame, must no doubt have made life in England more and more distasteful to Marlborough, and it would have been trying enough in any case to such a man, who never professed to be of a philosophic turn, to endure an existence of inactivity and something like obscurity at home.
text_transcription: THIS MELANCHOLY EVENT THIS PASSING AWAY OF THE COLLEAGUE WHO HAD WORKED WITH HIM IN THE SPRING TIME OF HIS FAME MUST NO DOUBT HAVE MADE LIFE IN ENGLAND MORE AND MORE DISTASTEFUL TO MARLBOROUGH AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRYING ENOUGH IN ANY CASE TO SUCH A MAN WHO NEVER PROFESSED TO BE OF A PHILOSOPHIC TURN TO ENDURE AN EXISTENCE OF INACTIVITY AND SOMETHING LIKE OBSCURITY AT HOME
phonemes: ðɪs mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli ᵻvˈɛnt, ðɪs pˈæsɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ ʌvðə kˈɑːliːɡ hˌuː hæd wˈɜːkt wɪð hˌɪm ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ tˈaɪm ʌv hɪz fˈeɪm, mˈʌst nˈoʊ dˈaʊt hæv mˌeɪd lˈaɪf ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ dɪstˈeɪstfəl tə mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ, ænd ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn tɹˈaɪɪŋ ɪnˈʌf ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈæn, hˌuː nˈɛvɚ pɹəfˈɛst təbi əvə fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪk tˈɜːn, tʊ ɛndˈʊɹ ɐn ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv ɪnæktˈɪvᵻɾi ænd sˈʌmθɪŋ lˈaɪk əbskjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi æt hˈoʊm.