text_original: The tailor had precisely the talents to head a regiment of satirical wits; and had he had time to _publish_, he would have been the Peter Pindar of his day; but his genius seems to have been satisfied to rest cross legged on his shopboard.
text_transcription: THE TAILOR HAD PRECISELY THE TALENTS TO HEAD A REGIMENT OF SATIRICAL WITS AND HAD HE HAD TIME TO PUBLISH HE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PETER PINDA OF HIS DAY BUT HIS GENIUS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SATISFIED TO REST CROSS LEGGED ON HIS SHOP BOARD
phonemes: ðə tˈeɪlɚ hæd pɹɪsˈaɪsli ðə tˈælənts tə hˈɛd ɐ ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ʌv sɐtˈɪɹɪkəl wˈɪts; ænd hæd hiː hæd tˈaɪm tə pˈʌblɪʃ, hiː wʊdhɐv bˌɪn ðə pˈiːɾɚ pˈɪndɑːɹ ʌv hɪz dˈeɪ; bˌʌt hɪz dʒˈiːnɪəs sˈiːmz tə hɐvbɪn sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd tə ɹˈɛst kɹˈɔs lˈɛɡɪd ˌɔn hɪz ʃˈɑːpbɔːɹd.