text_original: About this time, too, Bolingbroke was playing the part of a philosopher in retirement He had followed the footsteps of Harley in retirement more or less en  forced from office. We find him writing to a noble friend a letter in which he discourses on recent events and on his present mood of mind.
text_transcription: ABOUT THIS TIME TOO BOLINGBROOK WAS PLAYING THE PART OF A PHILOSOPHER IN RETIREMENT HE HAD FOLLOWED THE FOOTSTEPS OF HARLEY IN RETIREMENT MORE OR LESS ENFORCED FROM OFFICE WE FIND HIM WRITING TO A NOBLE FRIEND A LETTER IN WHICH HE DISCOURSES ON RECENT EVENTS AND ON HIS PRESENT MOOD OF MIND
phonemes: ɐbˌaʊt ðɪs tˈaɪm, tˈuː, bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊk wʌz plˈeɪɪŋ ðə pˈɑːɹt əvə fɪlˈɑːsəfɚɹ ɪn ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt hiː hæd fˈɑːloʊd ðə fˈʊtstɛps ʌv hˈɑːɹli ɪn ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt mˈɔːɹ ɔːɹ lˈɛs ˈɛn fˈɔːɹst fɹʌm ˈɑːfɪs. wiː fˈaɪnd hˌɪm ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ tʊ ɐ nˈoʊbəl fɹˈɛnd ɐ lˈɛɾɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː dˈɪskɔːɹsᵻz ˌɔn ɹˈiːsənt ᵻvˈɛnts ænd ˌɔn hɪz pɹˈɛzənt mˈuːd ʌv mˈaɪnd.