text_original: The most devoted friend, the most enthusiastic advocate of the rights of the American colonists could scarcely have devised better means of drawing them together and welding them into a solid fellowship than those which had been employed by George the Third and his advisers for the purpose of keeping them apart forever. [Sidenote: 1774  General Gage] An immense number of copies of the Boston Port Bill were sent with great rapidity all over the colonies.
text_transcription: THE MOST DEVOTED FRIEND THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC ADVOCATE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS COULD SCARCELY HAVE DEVISED BETTER MEANS OF DRAWING THEM TOGETHER AND WELDING THEM INTO A SOLID FELLOWSHIP THAN THOSE WHICH HAD BEEN EMPLOYED BY GEORGE THE THIRD AND HIS ADVISERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF KEEPING THEM APART FOREVER AN IMMENSE NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE BOSTON PORT BILL WERE SENT WITH GREAT RAPIDITY ALL OVER THE COLONIES
phonemes: ðə mˈoʊst dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd fɹˈɛnd, ðə mˈoʊst ɛnθˌuːziˈæstɪk ˈædvəkˌeɪt ʌvðə ɹˈaɪts ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːlənˌɪsts kʊd skˈɛɹsli hæv dɪvˈaɪzd bˈɛɾɚ mˈiːnz ʌv dɹˈɔːɪŋ ðˌɛm təɡˌɛðɚ ænd wˈɛldɪŋ ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɑːlɪd fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp ðɐn ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɛmplˈɔɪd baɪ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ðə θˈɜːd ænd hɪz ɐdvˈaɪzɚz fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv kˈiːpɪŋ ðˌɛm ɐpˈɑːɹt fɚɹˈɛvɚ. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɡˈeɪdʒ] ɐn ɪmˈɛns nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːpɪz ʌvðə bˈɔstən pˈɔːɹt bˈɪl wɜː sˈɛnt wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt ɹæpˈɪdᵻɾi ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈɑːləniz.