text_original: Ferguson, the luckless tavern haunting poet, the FranQois Villon of Edinburgh, the singer whose genius some critics believe to be somewhat unfairly overshadowed by the greater fame of Bums, has branded them to succeeding genera  tions as ^* black banditti."
text_transcription: FERGUSON THE LUCKLESS TAVERN HAUNTING POET THE FRANCOIS VILLON OF EDINBURGH THE SINGER WHOSE GENIUS SOME CRITICS BELIEVED TO BE SOMEWHAT UNFAIRLY OVERSHADOWED BY THE GREATER FAME OF BURNS HAS BRANDED THEM TO SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS AS BLACK BONDITTI
phonemes: fˈɜːɡəsən, ðə lˈʌkləs tˈævɚn hˈɔːntɪŋ pˈoʊɪt, ðə fɹˈæn kˈɔɪz vˈɪlən ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə, ðə sˈɪŋɚ hˌuːz dʒˈiːnɪəs sˌʌm kɹˈɪɾɪks bᵻlˈiːv təbi sˈʌmwʌt ʌnfˈɛɹli ˌoʊvɚʃˈædoʊd baɪ ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ fˈeɪm ʌv bˈʌmz, hɐz bɹˈændᵻd ðˌɛm tə səksˈiːdɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹə tɪˈɑːnz æz ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk blˈæk bændˈɪɾi."