text_original: The lion's head which was used there as a letter box has been mentioned in many a brilliant paper of that time, and, after various removals, when Button's Coffee house was taken down, came into possession of the Bedford family and was preserved as a relic.
text_transcription: THE LION'S HEAD WHICH WAS USED THERE AS A LETTER BOX HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN MANY A BRILLIANT PAPER OF THAT TIME AND AFTER VARIOUS REMOVALS WHEN BUTTON'S COFFEE HOUSE WAS TAKEN DOWN CAME INTO THE POSSESSION OF THE BEDFORD FAMILY AND WAS PRESERVED AS A RELIC
phonemes: ðə lˈaɪənz hˈɛd wˌɪtʃ wʌz jˈuːzd ðɛɹ æz ɐ lˈɛɾɚ bˈɑːks hˈæzbiːn mˈɛnʃənd ɪn mˈɛni ɐ bɹˈɪliənt pˈeɪpɚɹ ʌv ðæt tˈaɪm, ænd, ˈæftɚ vˈɛɹiəs ɹᵻmˈuːvəlz, wˌɛn bˈʌʔn̩z kˈɔfi hˈaʊs wʌz tˈeɪkən dˈaʊn, kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ pəzˈɛʃən ʌvðə bˈɛdfɚd fˈæmɪli ænd wʌz pɹɪzˈɜːvd æz ɐ ɹˈɛlɪk.