text_original: It was easy and must have been to him very delight  ful, under such conditions and with such prospects, to posture before his friends as one whose philosophic temperament uplifts and sustains him above th^ dis  appointments which might have broken the spirit and bowed the head of a less serenely minded statesman.
text_transcription: IT WAS EASY AND MUST HAVE BEEN TO HIM VERY DELIGHTFUL UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS AND WITH SUCH PROSPECTS TO POSTURE BEFORE HIS FRIENDS AS ONE WHOSE PHILOSOPHIC TEMPERAMENT UPLIFTS AND SUSTAINS HIM ABOVE THE DISAPPOINTMENTS WHICH MIGHT HAVE BROKEN THE SPIRIT AND BOWED THE HEAD OF A LESS SERENELY MINDED STATESMAN
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ˈiːzi ænd mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn tə hˌɪm vˈɛɹi dᵻlˈaɪt fˈʌl, ˌʌndɚ sˈʌtʃ kəndˈɪʃənz ænd wɪð sˈʌtʃ pɹˈɑːspɛkts, tə pˈɔstʃɚ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz fɹˈɛndz æz wˈʌn hˌuːz fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪk tˈɛmpɹəmənt ʌplˈɪfts ænd səstˈeɪnz hˌɪm əbˌʌv tˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈɪs ɐpˈɔɪntmənts wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪthɐv bɹˈoʊkən ðə spˈɪɹɪt ænd bˈaʊd ðə hˈɛd əvə lˈɛs sɚɹˈiːnli mˈaɪndᵻd stˈeɪtsmən.