text_original: His was too gentle and distasteful sensitive a nature to feel at home among the ' armies : too large minded to be dazzled by the vanity of fading laurels. The war was none of his own seeking, and he would gladly have purchased peace at any price save that of honour or of the safety of his people.
text_transcription: HIS WAS TOO GENTLE AND SENSITIVE A NATURE TO FEEL AT HOME AMONG THE ARMIES TOO LARGE MINDED TO BE DAZZLED BY THE VANITY OF FADING LAURELS THE WAR WAS NONE OF HIS OWN SEEKING AND HE WOULD GLADLY HAVE PURCHASED PEACE AT ANY PRICE SAVE THAT OF THE HONOR OR OF THE SAFETY OF HIS PEOPLE
phonemes: hɪz wʌz tˈuː dʒˈɛntəl ænd dɪstˈeɪstfəl sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv ɐ nˈeɪtʃɚ tə fˈiːl æt hˈoʊm ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ˈɑːɹmiz : tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ mˈaɪndᵻd təbi dˈæzəld baɪ ðə vˈænᵻɾi ʌv fˈeɪdɪŋ lˈɔːɹəlz. ðə wˈɔːɹ wʌz nˈʌn ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn sˈiːkɪŋ, ænd hiː wʊd ɡlˈædli hæv pˈɜːtʃɪst pˈiːs æɾ ˌɛni pɹˈaɪs sˈeɪv ðæt ʌv ˈɑːnɚ ɔːɹ ʌvðə sˈeɪfti ʌv hɪz pˈiːpəl.