text_original: Wilkes had wearied of Continental life. His affection for his own country was so earnest and so sincere that, in a letter to the Duke of Grafton, he declared his willingness to bury himself in the obscurity of private life, if he were permitted to return unmolested to England.
text_transcription: WILKES HAD WEARIED OF CONTINENTAL LIFE HIS AFFECTION FOR HIS OWN COUNTRY WAS SO EARNEST AND SO SINCERE THAT IN A LETTER TO THE DUKE OF GRAFTON HE DECLARED HIS WILLINGNESS TO BURY HIMSELF IN THE OBSCURITY OF PRIVATE LIFE IF HE WERE PERMITTED TO RETURN UNMOLESTED TO ENGLAND
phonemes: wˈɪlks hæd wˈɪɹid ʌv kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl lˈaɪf. hɪz ɐfˈɛkʃən fɔːɹ hɪz ˈoʊn kˈʌntɹi wʌz sˌoʊ ˈɜːnɪst ænd sˌoʊ sɪnsˈɪɹ ðˈæt, ɪn ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tə ðə dˈuːk ʌv ɡɹˈæftən, hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd hɪz wˈɪlɪŋnəs tə bˈɛɹi hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðɪ əbskjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi ʌv pɹˈaɪvət lˈaɪf, ɪf hiː wɜː pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌnməlˈɛstᵻd tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd.