text_original: He seems to have well deserved the affection which was given to him, for the few faults which he had were nothing worse than weaknesses of temperament, and had no kinship with the ignoble qualities of greed and selfishness, of ma  lignancy and envy and sycophancy, of corruption and of hatred, by which even genius itself is some  times degraded and made to seem ignoble.
text_transcription: HE SEEMS TO HAVE WELL DESERVED THE AFFECTION WHICH WAS GIVEN TO HIM FOR THE FEW FAULTS WHICH HE HAD WERE NOTHING WORSE THAN WEAKNESSES OF TEMPERAMENT AND HAD NO KINSHIP WITH THE IGNOBLE QUALITIES OF GREED AND SELFISHNESS OF MALIGNANCY AND ENVY AND SYCOPANCY OF CORRUPTION AND HATRED BY WHICH EVEN GENIUS ITSELF IS SOMETIMES DEGRADED AND MADE TO SEEM IGNOBLE
phonemes: hiː sˈiːmz tə hæv wˈɛl dɪzˈɜːvd ðɪ ɐfˈɛkʃən wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɡˈɪvən tə hˌɪm, fɚðə fjˈuː fˈɔlts wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd wɜː nˈʌθɪŋ wˈɜːs ðɐn wˈiːknəsᵻz ʌv tˈɛmpɹəmənt, ænd hæd nˈoʊ kˈɪnʃɪp wɪððɪ ɪɡnˈoʊbəl kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ʌv ɡɹˈiːd ænd sˈɛlfɪʃnəs, ʌv mˈɑː lˈɪɡnənsi ænd ˈɛnvi ænd sˈɪkəfənsi, ʌv kɚɹˈʌpʃən ænd ʌv hˈeɪtɹɪd, baɪ wˌɪtʃ ˈiːvən dʒˈiːnɪəs ɪtsˈɛlf ɪz sˌʌm tˈaɪmz dᵻɡɹˈeɪdᵻd ænd mˌeɪd tə sˈiːm ɪɡnˈoʊbəl.