text_original: He was known as one of the most brilliant contributors to _Putnam's Monthly_ and other magazines. In 1854 he delivered a series of twelve lectures on English poetry before the Lowell Institute. Ten years before he had published a volume of "Conversations on the Poets."
text_transcription: HE WAS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT CONTRIBUTORS TO PUTNAM'S MONTHLY AND OTHER MAGAZINES IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY FOUR HE DELIVERED A SERIES OF TWELVE LECTURES ON ENGLISH POETRY BEFORE THE LOWELL INSTITUTE TEN YEARS BEFORE HE HAD PUBLISHED A VOLUME OF CONVERSATIONS ON THE POETS
phonemes: hiː wʌz nˈoʊn æz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst bɹˈɪliənt kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɚz tə pˈʌtnɑːmz mˈʌnθli ænd ˈʌðɚ mˌæɡɐzˈiːnz. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ hiː dᵻlˈɪvɚd ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv twˈɛlv lˈɛktʃɚz ˌɔn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈoʊɪtɹi bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə lˈoʊɛl ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt. tˈɛn jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː hæd pˈʌblɪʃt ɐ vˈɑːljuːm ʌv "kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃənz ɔnðə pˈoʊɪts."