text_original: I did not serve Virginia for gold or land, but I lost my fortune in that service, and before I know it these backwoodsmen will have every acre of my grant. It's an old story," said Mr. Colfax, hotly, "and why the devil did we fight England if it wasn't that every man should have his rights? By God, I'll not be frightened or wheedled out of mine. I sent an agent to Kentucky to deal politely and reasonably with these gentry.
text_transcription: I DID NOT SERVE VIRGINIA FOR GOLD OR LAND BUT I LOST MY FORTUNE IN THAT SERVICE AND BEFORE I KNOW IT THESE BACKWOODSMEN WILL HAVE EVERY ACRE OF MY GRANT IT'S AN OLD STORY SAID MISTER CARFAX HOTLY AND WHY THE DEVIL DID WE FIGHT ENGLAND IF IT WASN'T THAT EVERY MAN SHOULD HAVE HIS RIGHTS BY GOD I'LL NOT BE FRIGHTENED OR WHEEDLED OUT OF MIND I SENT AN AGENT TO KENTUCKY TO DEAL POLITELY AND REASONABLY WITH THESE GENTRY
phonemes: aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt sˈɜːv vɜːdʒˈɪniə fɔːɹ ɡˈoʊld ɔːɹ lˈænd, bˌʌt aɪ lˈɔst maɪ fˈɔːɹtʃʊn ɪn ðæt sˈɜːvɪs, ænd bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ nˈoʊ ɪt ðiːz bˈækwʊdzmˌɛn wɪl hæv ˈɛvɹi ˈeɪkɚɹ ʌv maɪ ɡɹˈænt. ɪts ɐn ˈoʊld stˈɔːɹi," sˈɛd mˈɪstɚ. kˈɑːlfæks, hˈɑːtli, "ænd wˌaɪ ðə dˈɛvəl dˈɪd wiː fˈaɪt ˈɪŋɡlənd ɪf ɪt wˈʌzn̩t ðæt ˈɛvɹi mˈæn ʃˌʊdəv hɪz ɹˈaɪts? baɪ ɡˈɑːd, aɪl nˌɑːt biː fɹˈaɪʔn̩d ɔːɹ wˈiːdəld ˌaʊɾəv mˈaɪn. aɪ sˈɛnt ɐn ˈeɪdʒənt tə kɛntˈʌki tə dˈiːl pəlˈaɪtli ænd ɹˈiːzənəbli wɪð ðiːz dʒˈɛntɹi.