text_original: He gave, or was understood to give, permission that the letters might be made public. The letters were promptly made public. Thousands of copies were struck off and scattered broadcast all over the continent. [Sidenote: 1772  Temple and Whately fight a duel] England was scarcely less excited than America by the publication.
text_transcription: HE GAVE OR WAS UNDERSTOOD TO GIVE PERMISSION THAT THE LETTERS MIGHT BE MADE PUBLIC THE LETTERS WERE PROMPTLY MADE PUBLIC THOUSANDS OF COPIES WERE STRUCK OFF AND SCATTERED BROADCAST ALL OVER THE CONTINENT ENGLAND WAS SCARCELY LESS EXCITED THAN AMERICA BY THE PUBLICATION
phonemes: hiː ɡˈeɪv, ɔːɹ wʌz ˌʌndɚstˈʊd tə ɡˈɪv, pɚmˈɪʃən ðætðə lˈɛɾɚz mˌaɪt biː mˌeɪd pˈʌblɪk. ðə lˈɛɾɚz wɜː pɹˈɑːmptli mˌeɪd pˈʌblɪk. θˈaʊzəndz ʌv kˈɑːpɪz wɜː stɹˈʌk ˈɔf ænd skˈæɾɚd bɹˈɔːdkæst ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈɑːntɪnənt. [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː tˈɛmpəl ænd wˈʌtli fˈaɪt ɐ dˈuːəl] ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌz skˈɛɹsli lˈɛs ɛksˈaɪɾᵻd ðɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə baɪ ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən.