text_original: Defoe had been VOL. II. — 1 a A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGEa ch.zzi. a fierce figbter in the political literature of his time, and that was a trying time for the political gladiator. He had, according to his own declaration, been thirteen times rich and thirteen times poor.
text_transcription: DE FOE HAD BEEN A FIERCE FIGHTER IN THE POLITICAL LITERATURE OF HIS TIME AND THAT WAS A TRYING TIME FOR THE POLITICAL GLADIATOR HE HAD ACCORDING TO HIS OWN DECLARATION BEEN THIRTEEN TIMES RICH AND THIRTEEN TIMES POOR
phonemes: dᵻfˈoʊ hɐdbɪn vˌiːˌoʊˈɛl. ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. — wˈʌn ɐ ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒiə sˌiːˈeɪtʃ.zˌiːzˌiːˈaɪ. ɐ fˈɪɹs fˈɪɡbtɚɹ ɪnðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm, ænd ðæt wʌzɐ tɹˈaɪɪŋ tˈaɪm fɚðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚ. hiː hˈæd, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz ˈoʊn dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən, bˌɪn θˈɜːtiːn tˈaɪmz ɹˈɪtʃ ænd θˈɜːtiːn tˈaɪmz pˈʊɹ.