text_original: Congreve took society as he found it in his earlier days. The men and women with whom he then mixed were for the most part flippant, insincere, corrupt, and rather proud of their corruption ; and Congreve filled his plays with figures very lifelike for such a time.
text_transcription: CONGREVE TOOK SOCIETY AS HE FOUND IT IN HIS EARLIER DAYS THE MEN AND WOMEN WITH WHOM HE THEN MIXED WERE FOR THE MOST PART FLIPPANT INSINCERE CORRUPT AND RATHER PROUD OF THEIR CORRUPTION AND CONGRIVE FILLED HIS PLAYS WITH FIGURES VERY LIFE LIKE FOR SUCH A TIME
phonemes: kˈɑːŋɡɹɛv tˈʊk səsˈaɪəɾi æz hiː fˈaʊnd ɪɾ ɪn hɪz ˈɜːlɪɚ dˈeɪz. ðə mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn wɪð hˈuːm hiː ðˈɛn mˈɪkst wɜː fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt flˈɪpənt, ˌɪnsɪnsˈɪɹ, kɚɹˈʌpt, ænd ɹˈæðɚ pɹˈaʊd ʌv ðɛɹ kɚɹˈʌpʃən ; ænd kˈɑːŋɡɹɛv fˈɪld hɪz plˈeɪz wɪð fˈɪɡjɚz vˈɛɹi lˈaɪflaɪk fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ ɐ tˈaɪm.