text_original: Gray, in the "Ode to Adversity," addresses the power thus, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose IRON SCOURGE and TORTURING HOUR The bad affright, afflict the best. Wakefield censures the expression "_torturing hour_," by discovering an impropriety and incongruity.
text_transcription: GRAY IN THE ODE TO ADVERSITY ADDRESSES THE POWER THUS THOU TAMER OF THE HUMAN BREAST WHOSE IRON SCORCH AND TORTURING HOUR THE BAD AFFRIGHT AFFLICT THE BEST WAKEMEEL CENS THE EXPRESSION TORTURING HOUR BY DISCOVERING AN IMPROPRIETY AND INCONGRUITY
phonemes: ɡɹˈeɪ, ɪnðə "ˈoʊd tʊ ædvˈɚsᵻɾi," ɐdɹˈɛsᵻz ðə pˈaʊɚ ðˈʌs, ðˈaʊ tˈeɪmɚɹ ʌvðə hjˈuːmən bɹˈɛst, hˌuːz ˈaɪɚn skˈɜːdʒ ænd tˈɔːɹtʃɚɹɪŋ ˈaʊɚ ðə bˈæd ɐfɹˈaɪt, ɐflˈɪkt ðə bˈɛst. wˈeɪkfiːld sˈɛnʃɚz ðɪ ɛkspɹˈɛʃən "tˈɔːɹtʃɚɹɪŋ ˈaʊɚ," baɪ dɪskˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ɐn ɪmpɹəpɹˈaɪəɾi ænd ɪŋkɑːŋɡɹˈuːᵻɾi.