text_original: The desperate cour  age which had Qarried him to the top of the tower of* Stephen's church, and which had enabled him to overawe the " military bully who was the terror of Fort St. David," now found its best vent in " welcoming the French," like the hero of Burns's ballad, ^^ at the sound of the drum."
text_transcription: THE DESPERATE COURAGE WHICH HAD CARRIED HIM TO THE TOP OF THE TOWER OF STEPHENS CHURCH AND WHICH HAD ENABLED HIM TO OVERAWE THE MILITARY BULLY WHO WAS THE TERROR OF FORT SAINT DAVID NOW FOUND ITS BEST VENT IN WELCOMING THE FRENCH LIKE THE HERO OF BURNE'S BALLAD AT THE SOUND OF THE DRUM
phonemes: ðə dˈɛspɚɹət kˈɜːɹ ˈeɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ hæd kˈæɹid hˌɪm tə ðə tˈɑːp ʌvðə tˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk stˈiːvənz tʃˈɜːtʃ, ænd wˌɪtʃ hæd ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm tʊ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔː ðə " mˈɪlətˌɛɹi bˈʊli hˌuː wʌzðə tˈɛɹɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹt sənt. dˈeɪvɪd," nˈaʊ fˈaʊnd ɪts bˈɛst vˈɛnt ˈɪn " wˈɛlkʌmɪŋ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ," lˈaɪk ðə hˈiəɹoʊ ʌv bˈɜːnzᵻz bˈæləd, æt ðə sˈaʊnd ʌvðə dɹˈʌm."