text_original: Tracked like a wild beast from lair to lair, he saw one after another of his castles wrested from him, and only when his chief stronghold could hold out no longer, did he close the struggle by a voluntary death. Many of his loyal followers were faithful to him to the last, and setting fire to their homes passed from hand to hand the poisoned cup, unwilling to survive the freedom of the country which they loved.
text_transcription: TRACKED LIKE A WILD BEAST FROM LAIR TO LAIR HE SAW ONE AFTER ANOTHER OF HIS CASTLES WRESTED FROM HIM AND ONLY WHEN HIS CHIEF STRONGHOLD COULD HOLD OUT NO LONGER DID HE CLOSE THE STRUGGLE BY A VOLUNTARY DEATH IN EIGHTY ONE O SIX MANY OF HIS LOYAL FOLLOWERS WERE FAITHFUL TO HIM TO THE LAST AND SETTING FIRE TO THEIR HOMES PASSED FROM HAND TO HAND THE POISONED CUP UNWILLING TO SURVIVE THE FREEDOM OF THE COUNTRY WHICH THEY LOVED
phonemes: tɹˈækt lˈaɪk ɐ wˈaɪld bˈiːst fɹʌm lˈɛɹ tə lˈɛɹ, hiː sˈɔː wˈʌn ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ʌv hɪz kˈæsəlz ɹˈɛstᵻd fɹʌm hˌɪm, ænd ˈoʊnli wɛn hɪz tʃˈiːf stɹˈɔŋhoʊld kʊd hˈoʊld ˈaʊt nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ, dˈɪd hiː klˈoʊs ðə stɹˈʌɡəl baɪ ɐ vˈɑːləntɚɹi dˈɛθ. mˈɛnɪəv hɪz lˈɔɪəl fˈɑːloʊɚz wɜː fˈeɪθfəl tə hˌɪm tə ðə lˈæst, ænd sˈɛɾɪŋ fˈaɪɚ tə ðɛɹ hˈoʊmz pˈæst fɹʌm hˈænd tə hˈænd ðə pˈɔɪzənd kˈʌp, ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə sɚvˈaɪv ðə fɹˈiːdəm ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ lˈʌvd.