text_original: These worthy knights errant had returned to their own country, after having made a very prosperous campaign in France, at the end of which, however, they very narrowly escaped the galleys; and seeing the Polish Count seated at the head of taste and politeness, they immediately circulated the story of his defeat at Paris, with many ludicrous circumstances of their own invention, and did not scruple to affirm that he was a rank impostor.
text_transcription: THESE WORTHY KNIGHTS ERRANT HAD RETURNED TO THEIR OWN COUNTRY AFTER HAVING MADE A VERY PROSPEROUS CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE AT THE END OF WHICH HOWEVER THEY VERY NARROWLY ESCAPED THE GALLEYS AND SEEING THE POLISH COUNT SEATED AT THE HEAD OF TASTE AND POLITENESS THEY IMMEDIATELY CIRCULATED THE STORY OF HIS DEFEAT AT PARIS WITH MANY LUDICROUS CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR OWN INVENTION AND DID NOT SCRUPLE TO AFFIRM THAT HE WAS A RANK IMPOSTOR
phonemes: ðiːz wˈɜːði nˈaɪts ˈɛɹənt hæd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ðɛɹ ˈoʊn kˈʌntɹi, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ mˌeɪd ɐ vˈɛɹi pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs kæmpˈeɪn ɪn fɹˈæns, æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvwˈɪtʃ, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðeɪ vˈɛɹi nˈæɹoʊli ɛskˈeɪpt ðə ɡˈælɪz; ænd sˈiːɪŋ ðə pˈoʊlɪʃ kˈaʊnt sˈiːɾᵻd æt ðə hˈɛd ʌv tˈeɪst ænd pəlˈaɪtnəs, ðeɪ ɪmˈiːdɪətli sˈɜːkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌv hɪz dᵻfˈiːt æt pˈæɹɪs, wɪð mˈɛni lˈuːdɪkɹəs sˈɜːkəmstˌænsᵻz ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn ɪnvˈɛnʃən, ænd dɪdnˌɑːt skɹˈuːpəl tʊ ɐfˈɜːm ðæt hiː wʌzɐ ɹˈæŋk ɪmpˈɔstɚ.