text_original: The scene, if ever really acted, was but an idle comedy, and the offer could scarcely have been seriously meant, though there may have been some passing thought of it even at this time and still more at a later period, when he had long been sated with power and burdened with the cares of office.
text_transcription: THE SCENE IF EVER REALLY ACTED WAS BUT AN IDLE COMEDY AND THE OFFER COULD SCARCELY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY MEANT THOUGH THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME PASSING THOUGHT OF IT EVEN AT THIS TIME AND STILL MORE AT A LATER PERIOD WHEN HE HAD LONG BEEN SATED WITH POWER AND BURDENED WITH THE CARESES OF OFFICE
phonemes: ðə sˈiːn, ɪf ˈɛvɚ ɹˈiəli ˈæktᵻd, wʌz bˌʌt ɐn ˈaɪdəl kˈɑːmədi, ænd ðɪ ˈɔfɚ kʊd skˈɛɹsli hɐvbɪn sˈɪɹiəsli mˈɛnt, ðˌoʊ ðɛɹ mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn sˌʌm pˈæsɪŋ θˈɔːt ʌv ɪɾ ˈiːvən æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ænd stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ æɾə lˈeɪɾɚ pˈiəɹɪəd, wˌɛn hiː hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn sˈeɪɾᵻd wɪð pˈaʊɚ ænd bˈɜːdənd wɪððə kˈɛɹz ʌv ˈɑːfɪs.