text_original: But he met with an obstacle in his endeavours of this kind, which all his art was unable to surmount. This was no other than the obscurity of his birth, and the want of a title, without which no person in that country lays claim to the privileges of a gentleman.
text_transcription: BUT HE MET WITH AN OBSTACLE IN HIS ENDEAVOURS OF THIS KIND WHICH ALL HIS ART WAS UNABLE TO SURMOUNT THIS WAS NO OTHER THAN THE OBSCURITY OF HIS BIRTH AND THE WANT OF A TITLE WITHOUT WHICH NO PERSON IN THAT COUNTRY LAYS CLAIM TO THE PRIVILEGES OF A GENTLEMAN
phonemes: bˌʌt hiː mˈɛt wɪð ɐn ˈɑːbstəkəl ɪn hɪz ɛndˈɛvɚz ʌv ðɪs kˈaɪnd, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːl hɪz ˈɑːɹt wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə sɚmˈaʊnt. ðɪs wʌz nˈoʊ ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ðɪ əbskjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz bˈɜːθ, ænd ðə wˈɔnt əvə tˈaɪɾəl, wɪðˌaʊt wˌɪtʃ nˈoʊ pˈɜːsən ɪn ðæt kˈʌntɹi lˈeɪz klˈeɪm tə ðə pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz əvə dʒˈɛntəlmən.