text_original: They knew that when other men made light of sacred things, and were witty and philosophical upon very solemn subjects, Richard Thornton would leave the assembly gravely and quietly, how eloquent or lively soever he might have been before. People knew THE BLACK BUILDING BY THE RIVER. 121 all this, and were respectful to the young scene  painter, in spite of the rainbow smears of paint upon his shabby coat, and the occasional fringe of mud upon the frayed edges of his trousers.
text_transcription: THEY KNEW THAT WHEN OTHER MEN MADE LIGHT OF SACRED THINGS AND WERE WITTY AND PHILOSOPHICAL UPON VERY SOLEMN SUBJECTS RICHARD THORNTON WOULD LEAVE THE ASSEMBLY GRAVELY AND QUIETLY HOW ELOQUENT OR LIVELY SOEVER HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BEFORE PEOPLE KNEW ALL THIS AND WERE RESPECTFUL TO THE YOUNG SCENE PAINTER IN SPITE OF THE RAINBOW SMEARS OF PAINT UPON HIS SHABBY COAT AND THE OCCASIONAL FRINGE OF MUD UPON THE FRAYED EDGES OF HIS TROUSERS
phonemes: ðeɪ nˈuː ðæt wɛn ˈʌðɚ mˈɛn mˌeɪd lˈaɪt ʌv sˈeɪkɹɪd θˈɪŋz, ænd wɜː wˈɪɾi ænd fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl əpˌɑːn vˈɛɹi sˈɑːləm sˈʌbdʒɛkts, ɹˈɪtʃɚd θˈɔːɹntən wʊd lˈiːv ðɪ ɐsˈɛmbli ɡɹˈeɪvli ænd kwˈaɪətli, hˌaʊ ˈɛləkwənt ɔːɹ lˈaɪvli sˌoʊˈɛvɚ hiː mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn bᵻfˈɔːɹ. pˈiːpəl nˈuː ðə blˈæk bˈɪldɪŋ baɪ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈɔːl ðˈɪs, ænd wɜː ɹᵻspˈɛktfəl tə ðə jˈʌŋ sˈiːn pˈeɪntɚ, ɪn spˈaɪt ʌvðə ɹˈeɪnboʊ smˈɪɹz ʌv pˈeɪnt əpˌɑːn hɪz ʃˈæbi kˈoʊt, ænd ðɪ əkˈeɪʒənəl fɹˈɪndʒ ʌv mˈʌd əpˌɑːn ðə fɹˈeɪd ˈɛdʒᵻz ʌv hɪz tɹˈaʊsɚz.