text_original: The scorn of Johnson and the sneers of Foote would not have saved him from oblivion; he owes his unlovely notoriety to his assault upon Franklin, with all its disastrous consequences. Many years later, when Wedderburn was Lord Loughborough and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, a humorous editor dedicated to him ironically a new edition of Franklin's "Rules for Reducing a Great Empire to a Small One."
text_transcription: THE SCORN OF JOHNSON AND THE SNEERS OF FOOT WOULD NOT HAVE SAVED HIM FROM OBLIVION HE OWES HIS UNLOVELY NOTORIETY TO HIS ASSAULT UPON FRANKLIN WITH ALL ITS DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES MANY YEARS LATER WHEN WETTERBOURNE WAS LORD LUFFBOROUGH AND CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COMMON POLICE A HUMOROUS EDITOR DEDICATED TO HIM IRONICALLY A NEW EDITION OF FRANKLIN'S RULES FOR REDUCING A GREAT EMPIRE TO A SMALL ONE
phonemes: ðə skˈɔːɹn ʌv dʒˈɑːnsən ænd ðə snˈɪɹz ʌv fˈʊt wʊd nˌɑːɾɐv sˈeɪvd hˌɪm fɹʌm əblˈɪviən; hiː ˈoʊz hɪz ʌnlˈʌvli nˌoʊɾɔːɹˈaɪəɾi tə hɪz ɐsˈɔlt əpˌɑːn fɹˈæŋklɪn, wɪð ˈɔːl ɪts dɪzˈæstɹəs kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz. mˈɛni jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, wˌɛn wˈɛdɚbˌɜːn wʌz lˈɔːɹd lˈʌfbəɹˌoʊ ænd tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs ʌvðə kˈɑːmən plˈiːz, ɐ hjˈuːmɚɹəs ˈɛdɪɾɚ dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tə hˌɪm aɪɹˈɑːnɪkli ɐ nˈuː ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv fɹˈæŋklɪnz "ɹˈuːlz fɔːɹ ɹᵻdˈuːsɪŋ ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛmpaɪɚ tʊ ɐ smˈɔːl wˌʌn."