text_original: Addison was born in 1672, was the son of a rector in Wiltshire, was educated at various schools, Charterhouse among them, and at Queen's College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He took to litera  ture at an early age, and was fortunate enough to obtain the powerful patronage which was then almost absolutely necessary to anything like a prosperous 168 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxix. career for a young beginner.
text_transcription: ADDISON WAS BORN IN SIXTEEN SEVENTY TWO WAS THE SON OF A RECTOR IN WILSHIRE WAS EDUCATED AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS CHARTER HOUSE AMONG THEM AND AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE AND MAUDLIN COLLEGE OXFORD HE TOOK THE LITERATURE AT AN EARLY AGE AND WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OBTAIN THE POWERFUL PATRONAGE WHICH WAS THEN ALMOST ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO ANYTHING LIKE A PROSPEROUS CAREER FOR A YOUNG BEGINNER
phonemes: ˈædɪsən wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, wʌzðə sˈʌn əvɚ ɹˈɛktɚɹ ɪn wˈɪltʃɚ, wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt vˈɛɹiəs skˈuːlz, tʃˈɑːɹɾɚhˌaʊs ɐmˈʌŋ ðˌɛm, ænd æt kwˈiːnz kˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd mˈæɡdeɪlən kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd. hiː tˈʊk tə lˈɪɾɚɹə tjˈʊɹ æɾ ɐn ˈɜːli ˈeɪdʒ, ænd wʌz fˈɔːɹtʃənət ɪnˈʌf tʊ əbtˈeɪn ðə pˈaʊɚfəl pˈætɹənɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ wʌz ðˈɛn ˈɔːlmoʊst ˌæbsəlˈuːtli nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tʊ ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ lˈaɪk ɐ pɹˈɑːspɚɹəs wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti nˈaɪn. kɚɹˈɪɹ fɚɹə jˈʌŋ bɪɡˈɪnɚ.