text_original: He had the free use of nothing but his tongue and his hands; and he wrote on a portfolio placed on his knees. Balzac said of Scarron, that he had gone further in insensibility than the Stoics, who were satisfied in appearing insensible to pain; but Scarron was gay, and amused all the world with his sufferings.
text_transcription: HE HAD THE FREE USE OF NOTHING BUT HIS TONGUE AND HIS HANDS AND HE RODE ON A PORTFOLIO PLACED ON HIS KNEES BALD JACQUES SAID OF SCARRONG THAT HE HAD GONE FURTHER IN INSENSIBILITY THAN THE STOICS WHO WERE SATISFIED IN APPEARING INSENSIBLE TO PAIN BUT SCARROON WAS GAY AND AMUSED ALL THE WORLD WITH HIS SUFFERINGS
phonemes: hiː hæd ðə fɹˈiː jˈuːs ʌv nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt hɪz tˈʌŋ ænd hɪz hˈændz; ænd hiː ɹˈoʊt ˌɔn ɐ pɔːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ plˈeɪst ˌɔn hɪz nˈiːz. bˈæltsæk sˈɛd ʌv skˈæɹən, ðæt hiː hæd ɡɔn fˈɜːðɚɹ ɪn ɪnsˌɛnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ðɐn ðə stˈoʊɪks, hˌuː wɜː sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd ɪn ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪnsˈɛnsᵻbəl tə pˈeɪn; bˌʌt skˈæɹən wʌz ɡˈeɪ, ænd ɐmjˈuːzd ˈɔːl ðə wˈɜːld wɪð hɪz sˈʌfɚɹɪŋz.