text_original: Though the amount to be raised was not large, no more than forty thousand pounds, and though it was proposed that the whole of the sum should be spent in America, it was as mischievous in its result as if it had been more malevolently aimed. [Sidenote: 1766  Death of Townshend] Townshend himself did not live long enough to learn the unhappy consequences of his folly. A neglected fever proved fatal to him in the September of 1767, in the forty third year of his age.
text_transcription: THOUGH THE AMOUNT TO BE RAISED WAS NOT LARGE NO MORE THAN FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS AND THOUGH IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE WHOLE OF THE SUM SHOULD BE SPENT IN AMERICA IT WAS AS MISCHIEVOUS IN ITS RESULT AS IF IT HAD BEEN MORE MALEVOLENTLY AIMED TOWNSEND HIMSELF DID NOT LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO LEARN THE UNHAPPY CONSEQUENCES OF HIS FOLLY A NEGLECTED FEVER PROVED FATAL TO HIM IN THE SEPTEMBER OF SEVENTEEN SIXTY SEVEN IN THE FORTY THIRD YEAR OF HIS AGE
phonemes: ðˌoʊ ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt təbi ɹˈeɪzd wʌz nˌɑːt lˈɑːɹdʒ, nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ ðɐn fˈɔːɹɾi θˈaʊzənd pˈaʊndz, ænd ðˌoʊ ɪt wʌz pɹəpˈoʊzd ðætðə hˈoʊl ʌvðə sˈʌm ʃˌʊd biː spˈɛnt ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ɪt wʌz æz mˈɪstʃɪvəs ɪn ɪts ɹɪzˈʌlt æz ɪf ɪt hɐdbɪn mˈɔːɹ məlˈɛvələntli ˈeɪmd. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks dˈɛθ ʌv tˈaʊnʃɛnd] tˈaʊnʃɛnd hɪmsˈɛlf dɪdnˌɑːt lˈɪv lˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf tə lˈɜːn ðɪ ʌnhˈæpi kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz ʌv hɪz fˈɑːli. ɐ nᵻɡlˈɛktᵻd fˈiːvɚ pɹˈuːvd fˈeɪɾəl tə hˌɪm ɪnðə sɛptˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ɪnðə fˈɔːɹɾi θˈɜːd jˈɪɹ ʌv hɪz ˈeɪdʒ.