text_original: He brought an action against Lord Halifax. He brought an action against Mr. Wood, the Under Secretary of State, and was awarded 1,000 pounds damages. When Lord Egremont died, in the August of 1763, Wilkes declared that he had "been gathered {64} to the dull of ancient days."
text_transcription: HE BROUGHT AN ACTION AGAINST LORD HALIFAX HE BROUGHT AN ACTION AGAINST MISTER WOOD THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE AND WAS AWARDED A THOUSAND POUNDS DAMAGES WHEN LORD EGREMONT DIED IN THE AUGUST OF SEVENTEEN SIXTY THREE WILKES DECLARED THAT HE HAD BEEN GATHERED TO THE DULL OF ANCIENT DAYS
phonemes: hiː bɹˈɔːt ɐn ˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst lˈɔːɹd hˈælɪfˌæks. hiː bɹˈɔːt ɐn ˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst mˈɪstɚ. wˈʊd, ðɪ ˌʌndɚ sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt, ænd wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈaʊndz dˈæmɪdʒᵻz. wˌɛn lˈɔːɹd ˈɛɡɹɪmˌɔnt dˈaɪd, ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɡəst ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, wˈɪlks dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː hˈæd "bˌɪn ɡˈæðɚd {sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ} tə ðə dˈʌl ʌv ˈeɪntʃənt dˈeɪz."