text_original: It contained a satire on abolitionists and reformers. "I know the village," he writes long afterwards in the person of Hosea Biglow, Esquire. "I know the village though, was sent there once A schoolin', 'cause to home I played the dunce!"
text_transcription: IT CONTAINED A SATIRE ON ABOLITIONISTS AND REFORMERS I KNOW THE VILLAGE HE WRITES LONG AFTERWARDS IN THE PERSON OF JOSEA BIGLOW ESQUIRE I KNOW THE VILLAGE THOUGH WAS SENT THERE ONCE A SCHOOL AND CAUSE TO HOME I PLAYED THE DUNCE
phonemes: ɪt kəntˈeɪnd ɐ sˈæɾaɪɚɹ ˌɔn ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪsts ænd ɹᵻfˈɔːɹmɚz. "aɪ nˈoʊ ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ," hiː ɹˈaɪts lˈɔŋ ˈæftɚwɚdz ɪnðə pˈɜːsən ʌv hˈoʊsiə bˈɪɡloʊ, ɛskwˈaɪɚ. "aɪ nˈoʊ ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ðˌoʊ, wʌz sˈɛnt ðɛɹ wˈʌns ɐ skˈuːlɪn, kˈɔːz tə hˈoʊm aɪ plˈeɪd ðə dˈʌns!"