text_original: He was well read, and had written clever pamphlets and telling satirical verses. His speeches, or such reports of them as can be got at, are fiill of striking passages and impressive phrases ; they are speeches which even now one can  not read without interest.
text_transcription: HE WAS WELL READ AND HAD WRITTEN CLEVER PAMPHLETS AND TELLING SATIRICAL VERSES HIS SPEECHES OR SUCH REPORTS OF THEM AS CAN BE GOT AT ARE FULL OF STRIKING PASSAGES AND IMPRESSIVE PHRASES THEY ARE SPEECHES WHICH EVEN NOW ONE CANNOT READ WITHOUT INTEREST
phonemes: hiː wʌz wˈɛl ɹˈɛd, ænd hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ klˈɛvɚ pˈæmflɪts ænd tˈɛlɪŋ sɐtˈɪɹɪkəl vˈɜːsᵻz. hɪz spˈiːtʃᵻz, ɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ ɹᵻpˈɔːɹts ʌv ðˌɛm æz kæn biː ɡˈɑːt æt, ɑːɹ fˈɪɪl ʌv stɹˈaɪkɪŋ pˈæsɪdʒᵻz ænd ɪmpɹˈɛsɪv fɹˈeɪzᵻz ; ðeɪ ɑːɹ spˈiːtʃᵻz wˌɪtʃ ˈiːvən nˈaʊ wˈʌn kæn nˌɑːt ɹˈiːd wɪðˌaʊt ˈɪntɹɛst.