text_original: It is said that he always held in veneration and esteem, that respectable and conscientious Friend, whose cabin boy he had been, and transmitted yearly to his OLD MASTER, as he termed him, a handsome present of Madeira, to cheer his declining days.
text_transcription: IT IS SAID THAT HE ALWAYS HELD IN VENERATION AND ESTEEM THE RESPECTABLE AND CONSCIENTIOUS FRIEND WHOSE CABIN BOY HE HAD BEEN AND TRANSMITTED YEARLY TO HIS OLD MASTER AS HE TERMED HIM A HANDSOME PRESENT OF MADEIRA TO CHEER HIS DECLINING DAYS
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd ðæt hiː ˈɔːlweɪz hˈɛld ɪn vˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd ɛstˈiːm, ðæt ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl ænd kˌɑːnsɪˈɛnʃəs fɹˈɛnd, hˌuːz kˈæbɪn bˈɔɪ hiː hɐdbɪn, ænd tɹænsmˈɪɾᵻd jˈɪɹli tə hɪz ˌoʊˌɛldˈiː mˈæstɚ, æz hiː tˈɜːmd hˌɪm, ɐ hˈændsʌm pɹˈɛzənt ʌv mˈædɛɹə, tə tʃˈɪɹ hɪz dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ dˈeɪz.