text_original: He was fond of suggesting small innovations and im  provements in established systems, to the annoyance of men with set ideas, who liked their own ways best. Thus it happened that he remained for many years, if not exactly unappreciated, yet not thoroughly appre  ciated, and that a considerable and very influential section of society was always ready to cavil at what he said, and find motive for suspicion in most things 1840. TIIE DUELLING SYSTEM. 155 that he did.
text_transcription: HE WAS FOND OF SUGGESTING SMALL INNOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ESTABLISHED SYSTEMS TO THE ANNOYANCE OF MEN WITH SET IDEAS WHO LIKE THEIR OWN WAYS BEST THUS IT HAPPENED THAT HE REMAINED FOR MANY YEARS IF NOT EXACTLY UNAPPRECIATED YET NOT THOROUGHLY APPRECIATED AND THAT A CONSIDERABLE AND VERY INFLUENTIAL SECTION OF SOCIETY WAS ALWAYS READY TO CAVIL AT WHAT HE SAID AND FIND MOTIVE FOR SUSPICION IN MOST THINGS THAT HE DID
phonemes: hiː wʌz fˈɑːnd ʌv sədʒˈɛstɪŋ smˈɔːl ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃənz ænd ˈɪm pɹˈuːvmənts ɪn ɪstˈæblɪʃt sˈɪstəmz, tə ðɪ ɐnˈɔɪəns ʌv mˈɛn wɪð sˈɛt aɪdˈiəz, hˌuː lˈaɪkt ðɛɹ ˈoʊn wˈeɪz bˈɛst. ðˈʌs ɪt hˈæpənd ðæt hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd fɔːɹ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz, ɪf nˌɑːt ɛɡzˈæktli ʌnɐpɹˈiːʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd, jˈɛt nˌɑːt θˈʌɹoʊli ɐpɹˈɛ sˈaɪəɾᵻd, ænd ðˌæɾə kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl ænd vˈɛɹi ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl sˈɛkʃən ʌv səsˈaɪəɾi wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ɹˈɛdi tə kˈævəl æt wʌt hiː sˈɛd, ænd fˈaɪnd mˈoʊɾɪv fɔːɹ səspˈɪʃən ɪn mˈoʊst θˈɪŋz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi. tˈɪi dˈuːəlɪŋ sˈɪstəm. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ðæt hiː dˈɪd.