text_original: In like manner it may well be that there never was any living, tangible Robin Hood; but the legends of his seizing from the rich and bestowing upon the poor typify the restlessness of his supposed times, and the vague feeling of the masses of the people that he who xxix INTRODUCTION possessed a shilling was necessarily the oppressor of him who possessed none.
text_transcription: IN LIKE MANNER IT MAY WELL BE THAT THERE NEVER WAS ANY LIVING TANGIBLE ROBIN HOOD BUT THE LEGENDS OF HIS SEIZING FROM THE RICH AND BESTOWING UPON THE POOR TYPIFY THE RESTLESSNESS OF HIS SUPPOSED TIMES AND THE VAGUE FEELING OF THE MASSES OF THE PEOPLE THAT HE WHO POSSESSED A SHILLING WAS NECESSARILY THE OPPRESSOR OF HIM WHO POSSESSED NONE
phonemes: ɪn lˈaɪk mˈænɚɹ ɪt mˈeɪ wˈɛl biː ðæt ðɛɹ nˈɛvɚ wʌz ˌɛni lˈɪvɪŋ, tˈændʒɪbəl ɹˈɑːbɪn hˈʊd; bˌʌt ðə lˈɛdʒəndz ʌv hɪz sˈiːzɪŋ fɹʌmðə ɹˈɪtʃ ænd bᵻstˈoʊɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðə pˈʊɹ tˈɪpᵻfˌaɪ ðə ɹˈɛstləsnəs ʌv hɪz səpˈoʊzd tˈaɪmz, ænd ðə vˈeɪɡ fˈiːlɪŋ ʌvðə mˈæsᵻz ʌvðə pˈiːpəl ðæt hiː hˌuː ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən pəzˈɛst ɐ ʃˈɪlɪŋ wʌz nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ðɪ əpɹˈɛsɚɹ ʌv hˌɪm hˌuː pəzˈɛst nˈʌn.