text_original: In an age when sobriety was scorned or ignored he had the honor to be famous for his insobriety. A sycophant to those who could serve him and a bully to those who could not, Rigby added the meanness of the social parvenu to the malignity of the political bravo.
text_transcription: IN AN AGE WHEN SOBRIETY WAS SCORNED OR IGNORED HE HAD THE HONOR TO BE FAMOUS FOR HIS INSOBRIETY A SYCOPHANT TO THOSE WHO COULD SERVE HIM AND A BULLY TO THOSE WHO COULD NOT RIGBY ADDED THE MEANNESS OF THE SOCIAL PARVENUE TO THE MALIGNITY OF THE POLITICAL BRAVO
phonemes: ɪn ɐn ˈeɪdʒ wɛn səbɹˈaɪəɾi wʌz skˈɔːɹnd ɔːɹ ɪɡnˈɔːɹd hiː hæd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚ təbi fˈeɪməs fɔːɹ hɪz ɪnsəbɹˈaɪəɾi. ɐ sˈɪkɑːfənt tə ðoʊz hˌuː kʊd sˈɜːv hˌɪm ænd ɐ bˈʊli tə ðoʊz hˌuː kʊd nˈɑːt, ɹˈɪɡbi ˈædᵻd ðə mˈiːnnəs ʌvðə sˈoʊʃəl pˈɑːɹvənˌuː tə ðə məlˈɪɡnᵻɾi ʌvðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl bɹˈɑːvoʊ.