text_original: The impossibility of restraining an incorrigible tongue, and the unreadiness to follow out the course of action to which his words would seem to have committed him, were the distinguishing marks of Townshend's political existence.
text_transcription: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF RESTRAINING AN INCORRIGIBLE TONGUE AND THE UNREADINESS TO FOLLOW OUT THE COURSE OF ACTION TO WHICH HIS WORDS WOULD SEEM TO HAVE COMMITTED HIM WERE THE DISTINGUISHING MARKS OF TOWNSEND'S POLITICAL EXISTENCE
phonemes: ðɪ ɪmpˌɑːsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnɪŋ ɐn ɪŋkˈɔɹɪdʒəbəl tˈʌŋ, ænd ðɪ ʌnɹˈɛdinəs tə fˈɑːloʊ ˈaʊt ðə kˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈækʃən tʊ wˌɪtʃ hɪz wˈɜːdz wʊd sˈiːm tə hæv kəmˈɪɾᵻd hˌɪm, wɜː ðə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ mˈɑːɹks ʌv tˈaʊnʃɛndz pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɛɡzˈɪstəns.