text_original: He was brought forth in a waggon, and might be said to be literally a native of two different countries; for, though he first saw the light in Holland, he was not born till after the carriage arrived in Flanders; so that, all these extraordinary circumstances considered, the task of determining to what government he naturally owed allegiance, would be at least as difficult as that of ascertaining the so much contested birthplace of Homer.
text_transcription: HE WAS BROUGHT FORTH IN A WAGON AND MIGHT BE SAID TO BE LITERALLY A NATIVE OF TWO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FOR THOUGH HE FIRST SAW THE LIGHT IN HOLLAND HE WAS NOT BORN TILL AFTER THE CARRIAGE ARRIVED IN FLANDERS SO THAT ALL THESE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES CONSIDERED THE TASK OF DETERMINING TO WHAT GOVERNMENT HE NATURALLY OWED ALLEGIANCE WOULD BE AT LEAST AS DIFFICULT AS THAT OF ASCERTAINING THE SO MUCH CONTESTED BIRTHPLACE OF HOMER
phonemes: hiː wʌz bɹˈɔːt fˈɔːɹθ ɪn ɐ wˈæɡən, ænd mˌaɪt biː sˈɛd təbi lˈɪɾɚɹəli ɐ nˈeɪɾɪv ʌv tˈuː dˈɪfɹənt kˈʌntɹiz; fɔːɹ, ðˌoʊ hiː fˈɜːst sˈɔː ðə lˈaɪt ɪn hˈɑːlənd, hiː wʌz nˌɑːt bˈɔːɹn tˈɪl ˈæftɚ ðə kˈæɹɪdʒ ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn flˈændɚz; sˌoʊ ðˈæt, ˈɔːl ðiːz ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz kənsˈɪdɚd, ðə tˈæsk ʌv dɪtˈɜːmɪnɪŋ tə wʌt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hiː nˈætʃɚɹəli ˈoʊd ɐlˈiːdʒəns, wʊd biː æt lˈiːst æz dˈɪfɪkəlt æz ðæt ʌv ˌæsɚtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ kəntˈɛstᵻd bˈɜːθpleɪs ʌv hˈoʊmɚ.