text_original: He was there three years, and, on the retirement of Mr. Welsh in 1880, was transferred to the Court of St. James, or, as one of the English papers expressed it, he became "His Excellency the Ambassador of American Literature to the Court of Shakespeare." He was extremely popular.
text_transcription: HE WAS THERE THREE YEARS AND ON THE RETIREMENT OF MISTER WELSH IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT OF SAINT JAMES OR AS ONE OF THE ENGLISH PAPERS EXPRESSED IT HE BECAME HIS EXCELLENCY THE AMBASSADOR OF AMERICAN LITERATURE TO THE COURT OF SHAKESPEARE HE WAS EXTREMELY POPULAR
phonemes: hiː wʌz ðɛɹ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz, ænd, ɔnðə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ʌv mˈɪstɚ. wˈɛlʃ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv sənt. dʒˈeɪmz, ɔːɹ, æz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈeɪpɚz ɛkspɹˈɛst ɪt, hiː bɪkˈeɪm "hɪz ˈɛksələnsi ðɪ ɐmbˈæsədɚɹ ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ tə ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ." hiː wʌz ɛkstɹˈiːmli pˈɑːpjʊlɚ.