text_original: His son was placed in the Excise Office, and grew up a place hunter. He wrote a bad tragedy called "The Imperial Captives," and was promised a commissionership of wine licenses by Lord Halifax, and a place in the Exchequer by Sir Robert Walpole, but received nothing from either.
text_transcription: HIS SON WAS PLACED IN THE EXCISE OFFICE AND GREW UP A PLACE HUNTER HE WROTE A BAD TRAGEDY CALLED THE IMPERIAL CAPTIVES AND WAS PROMISED A COMMISSIONERSHIP OF WINE LICENSES BY LORD HALIFAX AND A PLACE IN THE EXCHEQUER BY SIR ROBERT WALPOLE BUT RECEIVED NOTHING FROM EITHER
phonemes: hɪz sˈʌn wʌz plˈeɪst ɪnðɪ ɛksˈaɪz ˈɑːfɪs, ænd ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɐ plˈeɪs hˈʌntɚ. hiː ɹˈoʊt ɐ bˈæd tɹˈædʒədi kˈɔːld "ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈæptɪvz," ænd wʌz pɹˈɑːmɪst ɐ kəmˈɪʃənɚʃˌɪp ʌv wˈaɪn lˈaɪsənsᵻz baɪ lˈɔːɹd hˈælɪfˌæks, ænd ɐ plˈeɪs ɪnðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ baɪ sˌɜː ɹˈɑːbɚt wˈɔlpoʊl, bˌʌt ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈʌθɪŋ fɹʌm ˈiːðɚ.