text_original: Saturday, August 25, 1759. T^ICK SHIFTER was bora in Cheapside, and, having passed reputably through all the classes of St Paul's school, has been for some years a student in the Temple. He is of opinion, that intense application dulls the faculties, and thinks it necessary to temper the severity of the law by books that engage the mind, but do not fatigue it.
text_transcription: SATURDAY AUGUST TWENTY FIFTH SEVENTEEN FIFTY NINE DICK SHIFTER WAS BORN IN CHEAPSIDE AND HAVING PASSED REPUTABLY THROUGH ALL THE CLASSES OF SAINT PAUL'S SCHOOL HAS BEEN FOR SOME YEARS A STUDENT IN THE TEMPLE HE IS OF OPINION THAT INTENSE APPLICATION DULLS THE FACULTIES AND THINKS IT NECESSARY TO TEMPER THE SEVERITY OF THE LAW BY BOOKS THAT ENGAGE THE MIND BUT DO NOT FATIGUE IT
phonemes: sˈæɾɚdˌeɪ, ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn. tˈiː ˌaɪsˌiːkˈeɪ ʃˈɪftɚ wʌz bˈɔːɹə ɪn tʃˈiːpsaɪd, ænd, hˌævɪŋ pˈæst ɹᵻpjˈuːɾəbli θɹuː ˈɔːl ðə klˈæsᵻz ʌv sənt pˈɔːlz skˈuːl, hˈæzbiːn fɔːɹ sˌʌm jˈɪɹz ɐ stˈuːdənt ɪnðə tˈɛmpəl. hiː ɪz ʌv əpˈɪniən, ðæt ɪntˈɛns ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən dˈʌlz ðə fˈækəltiz, ænd θˈɪŋks ɪt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə tˈɛmpɚ ðə səvˈɛɹᵻɾi ʌvðə lˈɔː baɪ bˈʊks ðæt ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒ ðə mˈaɪnd, bˌʌt duːnˌɑːt fɐtˈiːɡ ɪt.