text_original: While Wilkes was languishing in foreign exile to save his liberty and his very life from the malignity of his enemies, his portrait, painted by Reynolds, was placed in the Guildhall with an inscription in honor of the jealous assertor of English liberty by law.
text_transcription: WHILE WILKES WAS LANGUISHING IN FOREIGN EXILE TO SAVE HIS LIBERTY AND HIS VERY LIFE FROM THE MALIGNITY OF HIS ENEMIES HIS PORTRAIT PAINTED BY REYNOLDS WAS PLACED IN THE GUILDHALL WITH AN INSCRIPTION IN HONOR OF THE JEALOUS ASSERTER OF ENGLISH LIBERTY BY LAW
phonemes: wˌaɪl wˈɪlks wʌz lˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ ɪn fˈɔːɹən ˈɛɡzaɪl tə sˈeɪv hɪz lˈɪbɚɾi ænd hɪz vˈɛɹi lˈaɪf fɹʌmðə məlˈɪɡnᵻɾi ʌv hɪz ˈɛnəmiz, hɪz pˈɔːɹtɹɪt, pˈeɪntᵻd baɪ ɹˈɛnəldz, wʌz plˈeɪst ɪnðə ɡˈɪldhɔːl wɪð ɐn ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə dʒˈɛləs ɐsˈɜːɾɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪbɚɾi baɪ lˈɔː.