text_original: Archdeacon Coxe, in his "Life of Walpole,'* contends that Newcastle was not by any means the merely absurd sort of person whom most historians and biographers de  light to paint him. " He had a quick comprehension and was a ready debater," Coxe says, although without grace or style.
text_transcription: ARCHDEACON COX IN HIS LIFE OF WALPOLE CONTENDS THAT NEWCASTLE WAS NOT BY ANY MEANS THE MERELY ABSURD SORT OF PERSON WHOM MOST HISTORIANS AND BIOGRAPHERS DELIGHT TO PAINT HIM HE HAD A QUICK COMPREHENSION AND WAS A READY DEBATOR COCKE SAYS ALTHOUGH WITHOUT GRACE OR STYLE
phonemes: ˌɑːɹtʃdˈiːkən kˈɑːks, ɪn hˈɪz "lˈaɪf ʌv wˈɔlpoʊl,ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk kəntˈɛndz ðæt nˈuːkæsəl wʌz nˌɑːt baɪ ˌɛni mˈiːnz ðə mˈɪɹli ɐbsˈɜːd sˈɔːɹt ʌv pˈɜːsən hˈuːm mˈoʊst hɪstˈɔːɹiənz ænd baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚz də lˈaɪt tə pˈeɪnt hˌɪm. " hiː hæd ɐ kwˈɪk kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən ænd wʌzɐ ɹˈɛdi dᵻbˈeɪɾɚ," kˈɑːks sˈɛz, ɔːlðˈoʊ wɪðˌaʊt ɡɹˈeɪs ɔːɹ stˈaɪl.