text_original: To live up to the ideal of a noble life, in which reason should rule and virtue be its own reward ; to care very much for a good conscience, for personal dignity and freedom, and to think slightingly of short lived goods over which the will has no control — here was a rule that was not without a certain grandeur, however wanting it might be at times in tenderness and sympathy.
text_transcription: TO LIVE UP TO THE IDEAL OF A NOBLE LIFE IN WHICH REASON SHOULD RULE AND VIRTUE BE ITS OWN REWARD TO CARE VERY MUCH FOR A GOOD CONSCIENCE FOR PERSONAL DIGNITY AND FREEDOM AND TO THINK SLIGHTINGLY OF SHORT LIFE GOODS OVER WHICH THE WILL HAS NO CONTROL HERE WAS A RULE THAT WAS NOT WITHOUT A CERTAIN GRANDEUR HOWEVER WANTING IT MIGHT BE AT TIMES IN TENDERNESS AND SYMPATHY
phonemes: tə lˈɪv ˌʌp tə ðɪ aɪdˈiəl əvə nˈoʊbəl lˈaɪf, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɹˈiːzən ʃˌʊd ɹˈuːl ænd vˈɜːtʃuː biː ɪts ˈoʊn ɹᵻwˈɔːɹd ; tə kˈɛɹ vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ fɚɹə ɡˈʊd kˈɑːnʃəns, fɔːɹ pˈɜːsənəl dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ænd fɹˈiːdəm, ænd tə θˈɪŋk slˈaɪɾɪŋli ʌv ʃˈɔːɹt lˈɪvd ɡˈʊdz ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ ðə wɪl hɐz nˈoʊ kəntɹˈoʊl — hˈɪɹ wʌzɐ ɹˈuːl ðæt wʌz nˌɑːt wɪðˌaʊt ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ɡɹændˈʊɹ, haʊˈɛvɚ wˈɔntɪŋ ɪt mˌaɪt biː æt tˈaɪmz ɪn tˈɛndɚnəs ænd sˈɪmpəθi.