text_original: [Sidenote: 1774  Wilkes Lord Mayor of London] Wilkes had been alderman; he had been sheriff; he was now to bear the crown of civic honors. He was put in nomination for the office of Lord Mayor. The Court party made a desperate effort to defeat him.
text_transcription: E WILKES HAD BEEN ALDERMEN HE HAD BEEN SHERIFF HE WAS NOW TO BEAR THE CROWN OF CIVIC HONORS HE WAS PUT IN NOMINATION OF THE OFFICE OF LORD MAYOR THE COURT PARTY MADE A DESPERATE EFFORT TO DEFEAT HIM
phonemes: [sˈaɪdnoʊt: wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ wˈɪlks lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv lˈʌndən] wˈɪlks hɐdbɪn ˈɔːldɚmən; hiː hɐdbɪn ʃˈɛɹɪf; hiː wʌz nˈaʊ tə bˈɛɹ ðə kɹˈaʊn ʌv sˈɪvɪk ˈɑːnɚz. hiː wʌz pˌʊt ɪn nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɚðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚ. ðə kˈɔːɹt pˈɑːɹɾi mˌeɪd ɐ dˈɛspɚɹət ˈɛfɚt tə dᵻfˈiːt hˌɪm.