text_original: SHERIDAN, 1718 Delany reports it, and he has a shrewd tongue, That we both act the part of the clown and cow dung; We lie cramming ourselves, and are ready to burst, Yet still are no wiser than we were at first.
text_transcription: SHERIDAN SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN DELANEY REPORTS IT AND HE HAS A SHREWD TONGUE THAT WE BOTH ACT THE PART OF THE CLOWN AND COW DUNG WE LIE CRAMMING OURSELVES AND ARE READY TO BURST YET STILL ARE NO WISER THAN WE WERE AT FIRST
phonemes: ʃˈɛɹɪdən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn dᵻlˈæni ɹᵻpˈɔːɹts ɪt, ænd hiː hɐz ɐ ʃɹˈuːd tˈʌŋ, ðæt wiː bˈoʊθ ˈækt ðə pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə klˈaʊn ænd kˈaʊ dˈʌŋ; wiː lˈaɪ kɹˈæmɪŋ aʊɚsˈɛlvz, ænd ɑːɹ ɹˈɛdi tə bˈɜːst, jˈɛt stˈɪl ɑːɹ nˈoʊ wˈaɪzɚ ðɐn wiː wɜːɹ æt fˈɜːst.