text_original: If his example as a father was not admirable, at least he showed it to a numerous offspring, for by his two marriages he was the parent of no fewer than sixteen children. [Sidenote: 1763  Rigby and the Duke of Bedford] Perhaps the prize for sheer political ruffianism, for the frank audacity of the freebooter, unshadowed by the darker vices of his better born associates, may be awarded to Rigby. Not that Rigby redeemed by many private virtues the unblushing effrontery of his public career.
text_transcription: IF HIS EXAMPLE AS A FATHER WAS NOT ADMIRABLE AT LEAST HE SHOWED IT TO A NUMEROUS OFFSPRING FOR BY HIS TWO MARRIAGES HE WAS THE PARENT OF NO FEWER THAN SIXTEEN CHILDREN PERHAPS THE PRICE FOR SHEER POLITICAL RUFFIANISM FOR THE FRANK AUDACITY OF THE FREEBOOTER UNSHADOWED BY THE DARKER VICES OF HIS BETTER BORN ASSOCIATES MAY BE AWARDED TO RIGBY NOT THAT RIGBY REDEEMED BY MANY PRIVATE VIRTUES THE UNBLUSHING EFFRONTERY OF HIS PUBLIC CAREER
phonemes: ɪf hɪz ɛɡzˈæmpəl æz ɐ fˈɑːðɚ wʌz nˌɑːt ˈædmᵻɹəbəl, æt lˈiːst hiː ʃˈoʊd ɪt tʊ ɐ nˈuːmɚɹəs ˈɔfspɹɪŋ, fɔːɹ baɪ hɪz tˈuː mˈæɹɪdʒᵻz hiː wʌzðə pˈɛɹənt ʌv nˈoʊ fjˈuːɚ ðɐn sˈɪkstiːn tʃˈɪldɹən. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ɹˈɪɡbi ænd ðə dˈuːk ʌv bˈɛdfɚd] pɚhˈæps ðə pɹˈaɪz fɔːɹ ʃˈɪɹ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɹˈʌfiənˌɪzəm, fɚðə fɹˈæŋk ɔːdˈæsᵻɾi ʌvðə fɹˈiːbuːɾɚ, ʌnʃˈædoʊd baɪ ðə dˈɑːɹkɚ vˈaɪsᵻz ʌv hɪz bˈɛɾɚ bˈɔːɹn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts, mˈeɪ biː ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd tə ɹˈɪɡbi. nˌɑːt ðæt ɹˈɪɡbi ɹᵻdˈiːmd baɪ mˈɛni pɹˈaɪvət vˈɜːtʃuːz ðɪ ʌnblˈʌʃɪŋ ˈɛfɹəntɚɹi ʌv hɪz pˈʌblɪk kɚɹˈɪɹ.