text_original: The Prince of {37} Wales did little to gratify his hopes, and Rigby would have found it difficult to escape from the straits into which his debts had carried him if his gift of pleasing had not procured for him a powerful patron.
text_transcription: THE PRINCE OF WALES DID LITTLE TO GRATIFY HIS HOPES AND RIGBY WOULD HAVE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO ESCAPE FROM THE STRAITS INTO WHICH HIS DEBTS HAD CARRIED HIM IF HIS GIFT OF PLEASING HAD NOT PROCURED FOR HIM A POWERFUL PATRON
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɪns ʌv {θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən} wˈeɪlz dˈɪd lˈɪɾəl tə ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪ hɪz hˈoʊps, ænd ɹˈɪɡbi wʊdhɐv fˈaʊnd ɪt dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌmðə stɹˈeɪts ˌɪntʊ wˌɪtʃ hɪz dˈɛts hæd kˈæɹid hˌɪm ɪf hɪz ɡˈɪft ʌv plˈiːzɪŋ hæd nˌɑːt pɹəkjˈʊɹd fɔːɹ hˌɪm ɐ pˈaʊɚfəl pˈeɪtɹən.