text_original: He was gifted with a sort of elocution, much more specious than solid, and spoke on every subject that occurred in conversation with that familiarity and ease, which, one would think, could only be acquired by long study and application.
text_transcription: HE WAS GIFTED WITH A SORT OF ELOCUTION MUCH MORE SPECIOUS THAN SOLID AND SPOKE ON EVERY SUBJECT THAT OCCURRED IN CONVERSATION WITH THAT FAMILIARITY AND EASE WHICH ONE WOULD THINK COULD ONLY BE ACQUIRED BY LONG STUDY AND APPLICATION
phonemes: hiː wʌz ɡˈɪftᵻd wɪð ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv ᵻləkjˈuːʃən, mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ spˈiːʃəs ðɐn sˈɑːlɪd, ænd spˈoʊk ˌɔn ˈɛvɹi sˈʌbdʒɛkt ðæt əkˈɜːd ɪn kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wɪð ðæt fəmˌɪliˈæɹᵻɾi ænd ˈiːz, wˈɪtʃ, wˈʌn wʊd θˈɪŋk, kʊd ˈoʊnli biː ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ lˈɔŋ stˈʌdi ænd ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən.