text_original: It may be true ; we may hope that it is, as it adds another ornament to the historic decoration of a brave man — but history does not, so far as we are aware, record the answer that Cumberland made to this unexpected display of audacious humanity.
text_transcription: IT MAY BE TRUE WE MAY HOPE THAT IT IS AS IT ADDS ANOTHER ORNAMENT TO THE HISTORIC DECORATION OF A BRAVE MAN BUT HISTORY DOES NOT SO FAR AS WE ARE AWARE RECORD THE ANSWER THAT CUMBERLAND MADE TO THIS UNEXPECTED DISPLAY OF AUDACIOUS HUMANITY
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ biː tɹˈuː ; wiː mˈeɪ hˈoʊp ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz, æz ɪɾ ˈædz ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˈɔːɹnəmənt tə ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk dˌɛkɚɹˈeɪʃən əvə bɹˈeɪv mˈæn — bˌʌt hˈɪstɚɹi dʌznˈɑːt, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz wiː ɑːɹ ɐwˈɛɹ, ɹˈɛkɚd ðɪ ˈænsɚ ðæt kˈʌmbɚlənd mˌeɪd tə ðɪs ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd dɪsplˈeɪ ʌv ɔːdˈeɪʃəs hjuːmˈænᵻɾi.