text_original: She lived, a whimsical, spiteful, sprightly oddity, to be eighty seven years of age. [Sidenote: 1766  Peculiar characteristics of Charles Townshend] Charles Townshend was her second son, and Charles Townshend was in many ways as whimsical as his mother. 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.
text_transcription: SHE LIVED A WHIMSICAL SPITEFUL SPRIGHTLY ODDITY TO BE EIGHTY SEVEN YEARS OF AGE CHARLES TOWNSON WAS HER SECOND SON AND CHARLES TOWNSON WAS IN MANY WAYS AS WHIMSICAL AS HIS MOTHER 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
phonemes: ʃiː lˈɪvd, ɐ wˈɪmzɪkəl, spˈaɪtfəl, spɹˈaɪtli ˈɑːdᵻɾi, təbi ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz ʌv ˈeɪdʒ. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz tˈaʊnʃɛnd] tʃˈɑːɹlz tˈaʊnʃɛnd wʌz hɜː sˈɛkənd sˈʌn, ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz tˈaʊnʃɛnd wʌz ɪn mˈɛni wˈeɪz æz wˈɪmzɪkəl æz hɪz mˈʌðɚ. 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.