pˈoʊp ænd hɪz wˈaɪf ᵻlˈiːnɚ lˈɪvd ˌɔn ɐmˈiːliə ˈaɪlənd ɪn flˈɔːɹɪdə ænd ˌɔn ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɑːnd ɪn bɛlɡɹˈeɪd lˈeɪks, mˈeɪn, bᵻfˌoːɹ fˈeɪlɪŋ hˈɛlθ spˈɜːd ðˌɛm tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə mˈɪdkoʊst ˈɛɹiə ʌv mˈeɪn təbi nˈɪɹɚ ðɛɹ sˈʌnz.
Pope and his wife Eleanor lived on Amelia Island in Florida and on Great Pond in Belgrade Lakes, Maine, before failing health spurred them to return to the midcoast area of Maine to be nearer their sons.