text_original: Macaulay in his ' History of England ' says of him that ' before he was of age he was allowed to be one of the finest gentlemen and finest scholars of his VOL. II. A A 354 THE KEIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxxvin. time. He was early called the King of Hearts, and never, through a long, eventful, and chequered life, lost his right to that name.'
text_transcription: MACAULAY IN HIS HISTORY OF ENGLAND SAYS OF HIM THAT BEFORE HE WAS OF AGE HE WAS ALLOWED TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST GENTLEMEN AND FINEST SCHOLARS OF HIS TIME HE WAS EARLY CALLED THE KING OF HEARTS AND THROUGH A LONG EVENTFUL AND CHEQUERED LIFE LOST HIS RIGHT TO THAT NAME
phonemes: mˈækəlˌeɪ ɪn hɪz hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd sˈɛz ʌv hˌɪm ðæt bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː wʌz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ hiː wʌz ɐlˈaʊd təbi wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈaɪnɪst dʒˈɛntəlmən ænd fˈaɪnɪst skˈɑːlɚz ʌv hɪz vˌiːˌoʊˈɛl. ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. ɐ ɐ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ ðə kˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ˌɛksˌɛksˈɛksvˈɪn. tˈaɪm. hiː wʌz ˈɜːli kˈɔːld ðə kˈɪŋ ʌv hˈɑːɹts, ænd nˈɛvɚ, θɹuː ɐ lˈɔŋ, ᵻvˈɛntfəl, ænd tʃˈɛkɚd lˈaɪf, lˈɔst hɪz ɹˈaɪt tə ðæt nˈeɪm.