text_original: The colony of Pennsylvania was very proud of her illustrious citizen and delighted to do him honor. When he visited England for the second time, in 1757, he was the Agent for the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, he was Deputy Postmaster General for the British colonies, he was famous throughout the civilized world for his discovery of the identity of lightning with the electric fluid.
text_transcription: THE COLONY OF PENNSYLVANIA WAS VERY PROUD OF HER ILLUSTRIOUS CITIZEN AND DELIGHTED TO DO HIM HONOR WHEN HE VISITED ENGLAND FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SEVEN HE WAS THE AGENT FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HE WAS DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL FOR THE BRITISH COLONIES HE WAS FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE CIVILIZED WORLD FOR HIS DISCOVERY OF THE IDENTITY OF LIGHTNING WITH THE ELECTRIC FLUID
phonemes: ðə kˈɑːləni ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə wʌz vˈɛɹi pɹˈaʊd ʌv hɜːɹ ɪlˈʌstɹiəs sˈɪɾɪzən ænd dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd tə dˈuː hˌɪm ˈɑːnɚ. wˌɛn hiː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ˈɪŋɡlənd fɚðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən, hiː wʌzðɪ ˈeɪdʒənt fɚðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, hiː wʌz dˈɛpjuːɾi pˈoʊstmæstɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl fɚðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kˈɑːləniz, hiː wʌz fˈeɪməs θɹuːˈaʊt ðə sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd wˈɜːld fɔːɹ hɪz dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌvðɪ aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi ʌv lˈaɪtnɪŋ wɪððɪ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk flˈuːɪd.