text_original: He was ignorant of books, he loved neither 1711 THE FIRST * GREAT COMMONER.' 225 writing nor reading ; and if he had a taste for art, his real love was for the table, the bottle, and the chase. He rode as hard as he drank. Even in moments of political peril the first dispatch he would open was the letter from his gamekeeper.'
text_transcription: HE WAS IGNORANT OF BOOKS HE LOVED NEITHER WRITING NOR READING AND IF HE HAD A TASTE FOR ART HIS REAL LOVE WAS FOR THE TABLE THE BOTTLE AND THE CHASE HE RODE AS HARD AS HE DRANK EVEN IN MOMENTS OF POLITICAL PERIL THE FIRST DISPATCH HE WOULD OPEN WAS THE LETTER FROM HIS GAMEKEEPER
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ʌv bˈʊks, hiː lˈʌvd nˈiːðɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən ðə fˈɜːst ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɡɹˈeɪt kˈɑːmənɚ.tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ nˈɔːɹ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ; ænd ɪf hiː hæd ɐ tˈeɪst fɔːɹ ˈɑːɹt, hɪz ɹˈiːəl lˈʌv wʌz fɚðə tˈeɪbəl, ðə bˈɑːɾəl, ænd ðə tʃˈeɪs. hiː ɹˈoʊd æz hˈɑːɹd æz hiː dɹˈæŋk. ˈiːvən ɪn mˈoʊmənts ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈɛɹəl ðə fˈɜːst dɪspˈætʃ hiː wʊd ˈoʊpən wʌzðə lˈɛɾɚ fɹʌm hɪz ɡˈeɪmkiːpɚ.