text_original: He apologized to his slow witted but stubborn purposed opponent with a profusion of apology which some of his {111} friends thought to be excessive. In these days we should consider Townshend's refusal to fight a duel merely as an unimportant proof of his common sense, but in the last century, in the society in which Townshend moved, and on the Continent, such a refusal suggested the possession of a degree of common sense that was far from ordinary  that was, indeed, extraordinary.
text_transcription: HE APOLOGIZED TO HIS SLOW WITTED BUT STUBBORN PURPOSED OPPONENT WITH A PROFUSION OF APOLOGY WHICH SOME OF HIS FRIENDS THOUGHT TO BE EXCESSIVE IN THESE DAYS WE SHOULD CONSIDER TOWNSON'S REFUSAL TO FIGHT A DUEL MERELY AS AN UNIMPORTANT PROOF OF HIS COMMON SENSE BUT IN THE LAST CENTURY IN THE SOCIETY IN WHICH TOWNSEND MOVED AND ON THE CONTINENT SUCH A REFUSAL SUGGESTED THE POSSESSION OF A DEGREE OF COMMON SENSE THAT WAS FAR FROM ORDINARY THAT WAS INDEED EXTRAORDINARY
phonemes: hiː ɐpˈɑːlədʒˌaɪzd tə hɪz slˈoʊ wˈɪɾᵻd bˌʌt stˈʌbɚn pˈɜːpəst əpˈoʊnənt wɪð ɐ pɹəfjˈuːʒən ʌv ɐpˈɑːlədʒi wˌɪtʃ sˌʌm ʌv hˈɪz {wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən} fɹˈɛndz θˈɔːt təbi ɛksˈɛsɪv. ɪn ðiːz dˈeɪz wiː ʃˌʊd kənsˈɪdɚ tˈaʊnʃɛndz ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl tə fˈaɪt ɐ dˈuːəl mˈɪɹli æz ɐn ˌʌnɪmpˈɔːɹtənt pɹˈuːf ʌv hɪz kˈɑːmən sˈɛns, bˌʌt ɪnðə lˈæst sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ɪnðə səsˈaɪəɾi ɪnwˌɪtʃ tˈaʊnʃɛnd mˈuːvd, ænd ɔnðə kˈɑːntɪnənt, sˈʌtʃ ɐ ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðə pəzˈɛʃən əvə dᵻɡɹˈiː ʌv kˈɑːmən sˈɛns ðæt wʌz fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ðɐt wˈʌz, ˌɪndˈiːd, ɛkstɹˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi.