text_original: He was able to spend four years in travel through the Continent, chiefly in France, Italy, the Netherlands, and the German  speaking States, and thus obtained inexhaustible stores of observation to stimulate and feed his bril  liant and genial, ever kindly, albeit satirical, humour.
text_transcription: HE WAS ABLE TO SPEND FOUR YEARS IN TRAVEL THROUGH THE CONTINENT CHIEFLY IN FRANCE ITALY THE NETHERLANDS AND THE GERMAN SPEAKING STATES AND THUS OBTAINED INEXHAUSTIBLE STORES OF OBSERVATION TO STIMULATE AND FEED HIS BRILLIANT AND GENIAL EVER KINDLY ALBEIT SATIRICAL HUMOR
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə spˈɛnd fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ɪn tɹˈævəl θɹuː ðə kˈɑːntɪnənt, tʃˈiːfli ɪn fɹˈæns, ˈɪɾəli, ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz, ænd ðə dʒˈɜːmən spˈiːkɪŋ stˈeɪts, ænd ðˈʌs əbtˈeɪnd ˌɪnɛɡzˈɔːstᵻbəl stˈɔːɹz ʌv ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən tə stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt ænd fˈiːd hɪz bɹˈɪl lˈaɪənt ænd dʒˈiːnɪəl, ˈɛvɚ kˈaɪndli, ɔːlbˈiːɪt sɐtˈɪɹɪkəl, hjˈuːmɚ.