text_original: He was the talk of the town; he had plenty of money in his pocket; he was separated from his wife, freed from his uncongenial profession, and he could exchange the solemn black of the cleric for a blue coat with brass buttons and a gold laced hat. [Sidenote: 1762  Newspaper polemics] Lest the actors whom he had lashed should resort to violence for revenge, he carried with ostentation a sturdy cudgel. It was a formidable weapon in hands like Churchill's, and Churchill was not molested.
text_transcription: HE WAS THE TALK OF THE TOWN HE HAD PLENTY OF MONEY IN HIS POCKET HE WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS WIFE FREED FROM HIS UNCONGENIAL PROFESSION AND HE COULD EXCHANGE THE SOLEMN BLACK OF THE CLERIC FOR A BLUE COAT WITH BRASS BUTTONS AND GOLD LACED HAT LEST THE ACTORS WHOM HE HAD LASHED SHOULD RESORT TO VIOLENCE FOR REVENGE HE CARRIED WITH OSTENTATION A STURDY CUDGEL IT WAS A FORMIDABLE WEAPON IN HANDS LIKE CHURCHILLS AND CHURCHILL WAS NOT MOLESTED
phonemes: hiː wʌzðə tˈɔːk ʌvðə tˈaʊn; hiː hæd plˈɛnti ʌv mˈʌni ɪn hɪz pˈɑːkɪt; hiː wʌz sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm hɪz wˈaɪf, fɹˈiːd fɹʌm hɪz ʌŋkəndʒˈiːnɪəl pɹəfˈɛʃən, ænd hiː kʊd ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ ðə sˈɑːləm blˈæk ʌvðə klˈɛɹɪk fɚɹə blˈuː kˈoʊt wɪð bɹˈæs bˈʌʔn̩z ænd ɐ ɡˈoʊld lˈeɪst hˈæt. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː nˈuːzpeɪpɚ pɑːlˈɛmɪks] lˈɛst ðɪ ˈæktɚz hˈuːm hiː hæd lˈæʃt ʃˌʊd ɹᵻzˈɔːɹt tə vˈaɪələns fɔːɹ ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ, hiː kˈæɹid wɪð ˌɑːstəntˈeɪʃən ɐ stˈɜːdi kˈʌdʒəl. ɪt wʌzɐ fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl wˈɛpən ɪn hˈændz lˈaɪk tʃˈɜːtʃɪlz, ænd tʃˈɜːtʃɪl wʌz nˌɑːt məlˈɛstᵻd.