text_original: He was born, of a good old family, in 1678, at Battersea — that low lying region south of the Thames where his grave was afterwards to be made, and where there are still many memories and even some enduring memorials of his life and fame.
text_transcription: HE WAS BORN OF A GOOD OLD FAMILY IN SIXTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT AT BATTERSEA THAT LOW LYING REGION SOUTH OF THE THAMES WHERE HIS GRAVE WAS AFTERWARDS TO BE MADE AND WHERE THERE ARE STILL MANY MEMORIES AND EVEN SOME ENDURING MEMORIALS OF HIS LIFE AND FAME
phonemes: hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn, əvə ɡˈʊd ˈoʊld fˈæmɪli, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, æt bˈæɾɚsˌiː — ðæt lˈoʊ lˈaɪɪŋ ɹˈiːdʒən sˈaʊθ ʌvðə tˈɛmz wˌɛɹ hɪz ɡɹˈeɪv wʌz ˈæftɚwɚdz təbi mˈeɪd, ænd wˌɛɹ ðɛɹˌɑːɹ stˈɪl mˈɛni mˈɛmɚɹiz ænd ˈiːvən sˌʌm ɛndˈʊɹɹɪŋ məmˈɔːɹɪəlz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf ænd fˈeɪm.