text_original: The closing years of George's reign were honored by some literary triumphs in which George himself could have taken but little interest. In 1755 appeared, in two volumes folio, the English Dictionary by Samuel Johnson. We shall meet with Samuel Johnson a good deal in the future course of this history, and have now only to men  tion as a fact the publication of the work on which he himself believed his fame was to rest.
text_transcription: THE CLOSING YEARS OF GEORGE'S REIGN WERE HONORED BY SOME LITERARY TRIUMPHS IN WHICH GEORGE HIMSELF COULD HAVE TAKEN BUT LITTLE INTEREST IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY FIVE APPEARED IN TWO VOLUMES FOLIO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY BY SAMUEL JOHNSON WE SHALL MEET WITH SAMUEL JOHNSON A GOOD DEAL IN THE FUTURE COURSE OF THIS HISTORY AND HAVE NOW ONLY TO MENTION AS A FACT THE PUBLICATION OF THE WORK ON WHICH HE HIMSELF BELIEVED HIS FAME WAS TO REST
phonemes: ðə klˈoʊzɪŋ jˈɪɹz ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz ɹˈeɪn wɜːɹ ˈɑːnɚd baɪ sˌʌm lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi tɹˈaɪʌmfz ɪnwˌɪtʃ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ hɪmsˈɛlf kˌʊdɐv tˈeɪkən bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl ˈɪntɹɛst. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ɐpˈɪɹd, ɪn tˈuː vˈɑːljuːmz fˈoʊlɪˌoʊ, ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ dˈɪkʃənˌɛɹi baɪ sˈæmjuːl dʒˈɑːnsən. wiːʃˌɐl mˈiːt wɪð sˈæmjuːl dʒˈɑːnsən ɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl ɪnðə fjˈuːtʃɚ kˈɔːɹs ʌv ðɪs hˈɪstɚɹi, ænd hæv nˈaʊ ˈoʊnli tə mˈɛn tɪˈɑːn æz ɐ fˈækt ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə wˈɜːk ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ hiː hɪmsˈɛlf bᵻlˈiːvd hɪz fˈeɪm wʌz tə ɹˈɛst.