text_original: He had changed his political opinions more than once on some 1714 THE DUKE OF AEGYI.E. 361 apparently sudden impulse, and the general impres  sion was that no party or cause could rely upon him if his own personal interest and ambition were to lead him the other way. Some of his ancestors had given up their lives for the sake of their political convictions. His grandfather was the subject of Ward's famous picture in Westminster Palace, ' The Last Sleep of Argyle.'
text_transcription: HE HAD CHANGED HIS POLITICAL OPINIONS MORE THAN ONCE ON SOME APPARENTLY SUDDEN IMPULSE AND THE GENERAL IMPRESSION WAS THAT NO PARTY OR CAUSE COULD RELY UPON HIM IF HIS OWN PERSONAL INTEREST AND AMBITION WERE TO LEAD HIM THE OTHER WAY SOME OF HIS ANCESTORS HAD GIVEN UP THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR POLITICAL CONVICTIONS HIS GRANDFATHER WAS THE SUBJECT OF WARD'S FAMOUS PICTURE IN WESTMINSTER PALACE THE LAST SLEEP OF ARGYLE
phonemes: hiː hæd tʃˈeɪndʒd hɪz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl əpˈɪniənz mˈɔːɹ ðɐn wˈʌns ˌɔn sˌʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹtiːn ðə dˈuːk ʌv ˈiːdʒɪi.ˈiː. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ɐpˈæɹəntli sˈʌdən ˈɪmpʌls, ænd ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪmpɹˈɛz sɪˈɑːn wʌz ðæt nˈoʊ pˈɑːɹɾi ɔːɹ kˈɔːz kʊd ɹᵻlˈaɪ əpˌɑːn hˌɪm ɪf hɪz ˈoʊn pˈɜːsənəl ˈɪntɹɛst ænd æmbˈɪʃən wɜː tə lˈiːd hˌɪm ðɪ ˈʌðɚ wˈeɪ. sˌʌm ʌv hɪz ˈænsɛstɚz hæd ɡˈɪvən ˌʌp ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz fɚðə sˈeɪk ʌv ðɛɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kənvˈɪkʃənz. hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ wʌzðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv wˈɔːɹdz fˈeɪməs pˈɪktʃɚɹ ɪn wˈɛstmɪnstɚ pˈælɪs, ðə lˈæst slˈiːp ʌv ɑːɹɡˈaɪl.