text_original: One by one rivals ^ , and obstacles had been swept away, and the The remark  . . , , ^ ' able change patient schcmer had now mounted to the top  anus^after he ^^ost I'ound of the ladder of ambition. Dur  eained abso  in? the troublous years of the lon<r strucrele for lute power vr j i ^ / power his public life had been one course of selfish aims, unscrupulous acts, and makeshift policy ; he had yet to prove that there was anything of real and abid  ing greatness in his schemes to raise him from the ranks of mere political adventurers.
text_transcription: ONE BY ONE RIVALS AND OBSTACLES HAD BEEN SWEPT AWAY AND THE PATIENT SCHEMER HAD NOW MOUNTED TO THE TOPMOST RUNG OF THE LADDER OF AMBITION DURING THE TROUBLOUS YEARS OF THE LONG STRUGGLE FOR POWER HIS PUBLIC LIFE HAD BEEN ONE COURSE OF SELFISH AIMS UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS AND MAKESHIFT POLICY HE HAD YET TO PROVE THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING OF REAL AND ABIDING GREATNESS IN HIS SCHEMES TO RAISE HIM FROM THE RANKS OF MERE POLITICAL ADVENTURERS
phonemes: wˈʌn baɪ wˈʌn ɹˈaɪvəlz , ænd ˈɑːbstəkəlz hɐdbɪn swˈɛpt ɐwˈeɪ, ænd ðə ðə ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk  . . , , ˈeɪbəl tʃˈeɪndʒ pˈeɪʃənt ʃkmˈɜː hæd nˈaʊ mˈaʊntᵻd tə ðə tˈɑːp ˈeɪnʌs ˈæftɚ hiː ˈɑːst aɪˈaʊnd ʌvðə lˈædɚɹ ʌv æmbˈɪʃən. djˈʊɹ ˈiːaɪnd ɐbsˈoʊ ˈɪn? ðə tɹˈʌbləs jˈɪɹz ʌvðə lˈɑːn ˈɑːɹ stɹˈʌkɹɛl fɔːɹ lˈuːt pˈaʊɚ vˌiːˈɑːɹ dʒˈeɪ ˈaɪ slˈæʃ pˈaʊɚ hɪz pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪf hɐdbɪn wˈʌn kˈɔːɹs ʌv sˈɛlfɪʃ ˈeɪmz, ʌnskɹˈuːpjʊləs ˈækts, ænd mˈeɪkʃɪft pˈɑːlɪsi ; hiː hæd jˈɛt tə pɹˈuːv ðæt ðɛɹwˌʌz ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ ʌv ɹˈiːəl ænd ˈæbɪd ˈɪŋ ɡɹˈeɪtnəs ɪn hɪz skˈiːmz tə ɹˈeɪz hˌɪm fɹʌmðə ɹˈæŋks ʌv mˈɪɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɐdvˈɛntʃɚɹɚz.