text_original: As it was, though Wilkes came late into the field, and was placed at the bottom of the poll, he secured more than twelve hundred votes, and did, in the conventional phrase too often used to soothe defeat, gain a great moral victory.
text_transcription: AS IT WAS THOUGH WILKES CAME LATE INTO THE FIELD AND WAS PLACED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POLE HE SECURED MORE THAN TWELVE HUNDRED VOTES AND DID IN THE CONVENTIONAL PHRASE TOO OFTEN USED TO SOOTHE DEFEAT GAIN A GREAT MORAL VICTORY
phonemes: æz ɪt wˈʌz, ðˌoʊ wˈɪlks kˈeɪm lˈeɪt ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈiːld, ænd wʌz plˈeɪst æt ðə bˈɑːɾəm ʌvðə pˈoʊl, hiː sᵻkjˈʊɹd mˈɔːɹ ðɐn twˈɛlv hˈʌndɹɪd vˈoʊts, ænd dˈɪd, ɪnðə kənvˈɛnʃənəl fɹˈeɪz tˈuː ˈɔfən jˈuːzd tə sˈuːð dᵻfˈiːt, ɡˈeɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɔːɹəl vˈɪktɚɹi.