text_original: Oxford appears to have taken his dismissal and his disgrace with more serenity and dignity than might have been expected. He wrote a letter to Swift concerning a request Swift had made to him, and he told his friend, in words displaying an evenness of temper almost heroic, that he believed it was no longer in his power to exercise any official authority, and that his tenure of office must have actually come to an end before Swift's request had reached him.
text_transcription: OXFORD APPEARS TO HAVE TAKEN HIS DISMISSAL AND HIS DISGRACE WITH MORE SERENITY AND DIGNITY THAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED HE WROTE A LETTER TO SWIFT CONCERNING A REQUEST SWIFT HAD MADE TO HIM AND HE TOLD HIS FRIEND IN WORDS DISPLAYING AN EVENNESS OF TEMPER ALMOST HEROIC THAT HE BELIEVED IT WAS NO LONGER IN HIS POWER TO EXERCISE ANY OFFICIAL AUTHORITY AND THAT HIS TENURE OF OFFICE MUST HAVE ACTUALLY COME TO AN END BEFORE SWIFT'S REQUEST HAD REACHED HIM
phonemes: ˈɑːksfɚd ɐpˈɪɹz tə hæv tˈeɪkən hɪz dɪsmˈɪsəl ænd hɪz dɪsɡɹˈeɪs wɪð mˈɔːɹ sɚɹˈɛnᵻɾi ænd dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ðɐn mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ɛkspˈɛktᵻd. hiː ɹˈoʊt ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tə swˈɪft kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ɐ ɹᵻkwˈɛst swˈɪft hæd mˈeɪd tə hˌɪm, ænd hiː tˈoʊld hɪz fɹˈɛnd, ɪn wˈɜːdz dɪsplˈeɪɪŋ ɐn ˈiːvənnəs ʌv tˈɛmpɚɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst hɪɹˈoʊɪk, ðæt hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ɪt wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɪn hɪz pˈaʊɚ tʊ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ˌɛni əfˈɪʃəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi, ænd ðæt hɪz tˈɛnjɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːfɪs mˈʌstɐv ˈæktʃuːəli kˈʌm tʊ ɐn ˈɛnd bᵻfˌɔːɹ swˈɪfts ɹᵻkwˈɛst hæd ɹˈiːtʃt hˌɪm.