text_original: The central figure of the literary London of his lifetime, he exercised something of the same social and intellectual influence over all Londoners that Socrates exercised over all Athenians. The affection he inspired survived him, and widens with the generations.
text_transcription: THIS CENTRAL FIGURE OF THE LITERARY LONDON OF HIS LIFETIME HE EXERCISED SOMETHING OF THE SAME SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL INFLUENCE OVER ALL LONDONERS THAT SOCRATES EXERCISED OVER ALL ATHENIANS THE AFFECTION HE INSPIRED SURVIVED HIM AND WIDENS WITH THE GENERATIONS
phonemes: ðə sˈɛntɹəl fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi lˈʌndən ʌv hɪz lˈaɪftaɪm, hiː ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd sˈʌmθɪŋ ʌvðə sˈeɪm sˈoʊʃəl ænd ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl ˈɪnfluːəns ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːl lˈʌndənɚz ðæt sˈɑːkɹɐtˌiːz ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɔːl æθˈiːniənz. ðɪ ɐfˈɛkʃən hiː ɪnspˈaɪɚd sɚvˈaɪvd hˌɪm, ænd wˈaɪdənz wɪððə dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃənz.