text_original: "I know the village though, was sent there once A schoolin', 'cause to home I played the dunce!" On his return to Cambridge he took up the study of law, and, in 1840, received the degree of LL.B. He even went so far as to open an office in Boston; but it is a question whether there was any actual basis of fact in a whimsical sketch of his entitled "My First Client," published in the short lived _Boston Miscellany_, edited by Nathan Hale.
text_transcription: I KNOW THE VILLAGE THOUGH WAS SENT THERE ONCE A SCHOOL AND CAUSE TO HOME I PLAYED THE DUNCE ON HIS RETURN TO CAMBRIDGE HE TOOK UP THE STUDY OF LAW AND IN EIGHTEEN FORTY RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF L B HE EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO OPEN AN OFFICE IN BOSTON BUT IT IS A QUESTION WHETHER THERE WAS ANY ACTUAL BASIS OF FACT IN A WHIMSICAL SKETCH OF HIS ENTITLED MY FIRST CLIENT PUBLISHED IN THE SHORT LIVED BOSTON MISCELLANY EDITED BY NATHAN HALE
phonemes: "aɪ nˈoʊ ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ðˌoʊ, wʌz sˈɛnt ðɛɹ wˈʌns ɐ skˈuːlɪn, kˈɔːz tə hˈoʊm aɪ plˈeɪd ðə dˈʌns!" ˌɔn hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ hiː tˈʊk ˌʌp ðə stˈʌdi ʌv lˈɔː, ænd, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi, ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv ˌɛlˈɛl.bˈiː. hiː ˈiːvən wɛnt sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz tʊ ˈoʊpən ɐn ˈɑːfɪs ɪn bˈɔstən; bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ɐ kwˈɛstʃən wˈɛðɚ ðɛɹwˌʌz ˌɛni ˈæktʃuːəl bˈeɪsɪs ʌv fˈækt ɪn ɐ wˈɪmzɪkəl skˈɛtʃ ʌv hɪz ɛntˈaɪɾəld "maɪ fˈɜːst klˈaɪənt," pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə ʃˈɔːɹt lˈɪvd bˈɔstən mɪsˈɛləni, ˈɛdɪɾᵻd baɪ nˈeɪθən hˈeɪl.