text_original: Marlborough devoted himself to the service of William with as much fidelity as his peculiar tem  perament allowed, the path to preferment was for a time clear before him, and no considerations of self  interest interposed to tempt him from the straight way.
text_transcription: MARLBOROUGH DEVOTED HIMSELF TO THE SERVICE OF WILLIAM WITH AS MUCH FIDELITY AS HIS PECULIAR TEMPERAMENT ALLOWED THE PATH TO PREFERMENT WAS FOR A TIME CLEAR BEFORE HIM AND NO CONSIDERATIONS OF SELF INTEREST INTERPOSED TO TEMPT HIM FROM THE STRAIGHT WAY
phonemes: mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd hɪmsˈɛlf tə ðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌv wˈɪljəm wɪð æz mˈʌtʃ fᵻdˈɛlᵻɾi æz hɪz pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ tˈɛm pˈɛɹəmənt ɐlˈaʊd, ðə pˈæθ tə pɹɪfˈɜːmənt wʌz fɚɹə tˈaɪm klˈɪɹ bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm, ænd nˈoʊ kənsˌɪdɚɹˈeɪʃənz ʌv sˈɛlf ˈɪntɹɛst ˌɪntɚpˈoʊzd tə tˈɛmpt hˌɪm fɹʌmðə stɹˈeɪt wˈeɪ.