text_original: He had a ready wit, a dexterity in epigram, an astonishing facility of speech, and a very great appreciation of his own power of turning friends or foes into ridicule. It is told of him that once in his youth, when a student at Leyden, he suffered from his readiness to jest at the expense of another.
text_transcription: HE HAD A READY WIT A DEXTERITY AND EPIGRAM AN ASTONISHING FACILITY OF SPEECH AND A VERY GREAT APPRECIATION OF HIS OWN POWER OF TURNING FRIENDS OR FOES INTO RIDICULE IT IS TOLD OF HIM THAT ONCE IN HIS YOUTH WHEN A STUDENT AT LEYDEN HE SUFFERED FROM HIS READINESS TO JEST AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER
phonemes: hiː hæd ɐ ɹˈɛdi wˈɪt, ɐ dɛkstˈɛɹᵻɾi ɪn ˈɛpɪɡɹˌæm, ɐn ɐstˈɑːnɪʃɪŋ fəsˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv spˈiːtʃ, ænd ɐ vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪt ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv tˈɜːnɪŋ fɹˈɛndz ɔːɹ fˈoʊz ˌɪntʊ ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl. ɪɾ ɪz tˈoʊld ʌv hˌɪm ðæt wˈʌns ɪn hɪz jˈuːθ, wˌɛn ɐ stˈuːdənt æt lˈeɪdən, hiː sˈʌfɚd fɹʌm hɪz ɹˈɛdinəs tə dʒˈɛst æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv ɐnˈʌðɚ.