text_original: Con  greve was the first dramatic author who put an English seaman on the stage ; and, after his charac  teristic fashion, he made his Ben Legend a selfish, coarse, and ruffianly lout.
text_transcription: CONGREVE WAS THE FIRST DRAMATIC AUTHOR WHO PUT AN ENGLISH SEAMAN ON THE STAGE AND AFTER HIS CHARACTERISTIC FASHION HE MADE HIS BEND LEGEND A SELFISH COARSE AND RUFFIANLY LOUT
phonemes: kˈɑːn ɡɹˈiːv wʌzðə fˈɜːst dɹəmˈæɾɪk ˈɔːθɚ hˌuː pˌʊt ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˈiːmən ɔnðə stˈeɪdʒ ; ænd, ˈæftɚ hɪz tʃˈæɹæk tɛɹˈɪstɪk fˈæʃən, hiː mˌeɪd hɪz bˈɛn lˈɛdʒənd ɐ sˈɛlfɪʃ, kˈɔːɹs, ænd ɹˈʌfiənli lˈaʊt.