text_original: No proofs of the wit that endeared him to his contemporaries have been preserved; his fame for an unalterable urbanity is but an empty memory; his record is only rescued from oblivion by the series of incredible follies which began with the unjust attempt to annihilate Wilkes.
text_transcription: NO PROOFS OF THE WIT THAT ENDEARED HIM TO HIS CONTEMPORARIES HAVE BEEN PRESERVED HIS FAME FOR AN UNALTERABLE URBANITY IS BUT AN EMPTY MEMORY HIS RECORD IS ONLY RESCUED FROM OBLIVION BY THE SERIES OF INCREDIBLE FOLLIES WHICH BEGAN WITH THE UNJUST ATTEMPT TO ANNIHILATE WILKES
phonemes: nˈoʊ pɹˈuːfs ʌvðə wˈɪt ðæt ɛndˈɪɹd hˌɪm tə hɪz kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹiz hɐvbɪn pɹɪzˈɜːvd; hɪz fˈeɪm fɚɹən ʌnˈɔltɚɹəbəl ɜːbˈænᵻɾi ɪz bˌʌt ɐn ˈɛmpti mˈɛmɚɹi; hɪz ɹˈɛkɚd ɪz ˈoʊnli ɹˈɛskjuːd fɹʌm əblˈɪviən baɪ ðə sˈɪɹiz ʌv ɪŋkɹˈɛdɪbəl fˈɑːliz wˌɪtʃ bɪɡˈæn wɪððɪ ʌndʒˈʌst ɐtˈɛmpt tʊ ɐnˈaɪəlˌeɪt wˈɪlks.