text_original: Cibber says, "The ridiculous solemnity of his features was enough to have set the whole bench of Bishops into a titter." In his ludicrous distresses he sank into such piteous pusilanimity that one almost pitied him.
text_transcription: SIBBER SAYS THE RIDICULOUS SOLEMNITY OF HIS FEATURES WAS ENOUGH TO HAVE SET THE WHOLE BENCH OF BISHOPS INTO A TITTER IN HIS LUDICROUS DISTRESSES HE SANK INTO SUCH PITEOUS PUSILLANIMITY THAT ONE ALMOST PITIED HIM
phonemes: sˈɪbɚ sˈɛz, "ðə ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs sɑːlˈɛmnᵻɾi ʌv hɪz fˈiːtʃɚz wʌz ɪnˈʌf tə hæv sˈɛt ðə hˈoʊl bˈɛntʃ ʌv bˈɪʃəps ˌɪntʊ ɐ tˈɪɾɚ." ɪn hɪz lˈuːdɪkɹəs dɪstɹˈɛsᵻz hiː sˈæŋk ˌɪntʊ sˈʌtʃ pˈɪɾiəs pjˌuːsɪlɐnˈɪmᵻɾi ðˈætwˌʌn ˈɔːlmoʊst pˈɪɾid hˌɪm.