text_original: The love of wine he carried to an excess even for those hard drinking days. He delighted in revels and orgies of all kinds, and it seemed at one time as if no excess in drinking could interfere seriously with his work as a statesman and a political leader.
text_transcription: THE LOVE OF WINE HE CARRIED TO AN EXCESS EVEN FOR THOSE HARD DRINKING DAYS HE DELIGHTED IN REVELS AND ORGIES OF ALL KINDS AND IT SEEMED AT ONE TIME AS IF NO EXCESS IN DRINKING COULD INTERFERE SERIOUSLY WITH HIS WORK AS A STATESMAN AND A POLITICAL LEADER
phonemes: ðə lˈʌv ʌv wˈaɪn hiː kˈæɹid tʊ ɐn ɛksˈɛs ˈiːvən fɔːɹ ðoʊz hˈɑːɹd dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ dˈeɪz. hiː dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd ɪn ɹˈɛvəlz ænd ˈɔːɹdʒiz ʌv ˈɔːl kˈaɪndz, ænd ɪt sˈiːmd æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm æz ɪf nˈoʊ ɛksˈɛs ɪn dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ kʊd ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ sˈɪɹiəsli wɪð hɪz wˈɜːk æz ɐ stˈeɪtsmən ænd ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈiːdɚ.