text_original: He had many intellectual and personal defects, which often rendered him positively ridiculous. The haughtiness of his manners, his preposterous pride in his rank and his dignity, made him the sport of satirists, and many of the anecdotes told, truly or falsely, to illustrate his overweening and grotesque arrogance, have passed into history, and are in constant circulation even in our own days.
text_transcription: HE HAD MANY INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL DEFECTS WHICH OFTEN RENDERED HIM POSITIVELY RIDICULOUS THE HAUGHTINESS OF HIS MANNERS HIS PREPOSTEROUS PRIDE IN HIS RANK AND HIS DIGNITY MADE HIM THE SPORT OF SATIRISTS AND MANY OF THE ANECDOTES TOLD TRULY OR FALSELY TO ILLUSTRATE HIS OVERWEENING AND GROTESQUE ARROGANCE HAVE PASSED INTO HISTORY AND ARE IN CONSTANT CIRCULATION EVEN IN OUR OWN DAYS
phonemes: hiː hæd mˈɛni ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl ænd pˈɜːsənəl dˈiːfɛkts, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔfən ɹˈɛndɚd hˌɪm pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs. ðə hˈɔːtinəs ʌv hɪz mˈænɚz, hɪz pɹɪpˈɔstɚɹəs pɹˈaɪd ɪn hɪz ɹˈæŋk ænd hɪz dˈɪɡnᵻɾi, mˌeɪd hˌɪm ðə spˈɔːɹt ʌv sˈæɾɪɹˌɪsts, ænd mˈɛnɪəv ðɪ ˈænɪkdˌoʊts tˈoʊld, tɹˈuːli ɔːɹ fˈɔlsli, tʊ ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt hɪz ˌoʊvɚwˈiːnɪŋ ænd ɡɹoʊtˈɛsk ˈæɹəɡəns, hæv pˈæst ˌɪntʊ hˈɪstɚɹi, ænd ɑːɹ ɪn kˈɑːnstənt sˌɜːkjʊlˈeɪʃən ˈiːvən ɪn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn dˈeɪz.