text_original: I sympathized with him because he was struggling with difficulties, and so was I. Mr. Lincoln served with me in the legislature in 1836, when we both retired; and he subsided or became submerged, and he was lost sight of as a public man for some years.
text_transcription: I SYMPATHIZED WITH HIM BECAUSE HE WAS STRUGGLING WITH DIFFICULTIES AND SO WAS I MISTER LINCOLN SERVED WITH ME IN THE LEGISLATURE IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY SIX WHEN WE BOTH RETIRED AND HE SUBSIDED OR BECAME SUBMERGED AND HE WAS LOST SIGHT OF AS A PUBLIC MAN FOR SOME YEARS
phonemes: aɪ sˈɪmpəθˌaɪzd wɪð hˌɪm bɪkˈʌz hiː wʌz stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ wɪð dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz, ænd sˌoʊ wʌz ˈaɪ. mˈɪstɚ. lˈɪŋkən sˈɜːvd wɪð mˌiː ɪnðə lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, wˌɛn wiː bˈoʊθ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd; ænd hiː sʌbsˈaɪdᵻd ɔːɹ bɪkˌeɪm səbmˈɜːdʒd, ænd hiː wʌz lˈɔst sˈaɪt ʌv æz ɐ pˈʌblɪk mˈæn fɔːɹ sˌʌm jˈɪɹz.