text_original: Droll and comical it is, and was intended to be ; but we know on classic authority that truth can be told in jesting, and we must all have seen for ourselves how a perfectly recognisable portrait of a man can be produced by a pencil which pur  posely and deliberately exaggerates all the more marked characteristics of the person thus humor  ously represented.
text_transcription: DROLL AND COMICAL IT IS AND WAS INTENDED TO BE BUT WE KNOW ON CLASSIC AUTHORITY THAT TRUTH CAN BE TOLD IN JESTING AND WE MUST ALL HAVE SEEN FOR OURSELVES HOW A PERFECTLY RECOGNIZABLE PORTRAIT OF A MAN CAN BE PRODUCED BY A PENCIL WHICH PURPOSELY AND DELIBERATELY EXAGGERATES ALL THE MORE MARKED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERSON THUS HUMOROUSLY REPRESENTED
phonemes: dɹˈoʊl ænd kˈɑːmɪkəl ɪɾ ˈɪz, ænd wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə bˈiː ; bˌʌt wiː nˈoʊ ˌɔn klˈæsɪk ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ðæt tɹˈuːθ kæn biː tˈoʊld ɪn dʒˈɛstɪŋ, ænd wiː mˈʌst ˈɔːl hæv sˈiːn fɔːɹ aʊɚsˈɛlvz hˌaʊ ɐ pˈɜːfɛktli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzəbəl pˈɔːɹtɹɪt əvə mˈæn kæn biː pɹədˈuːst baɪ ɐ pˈɛnsəl wˌɪtʃ pˈɜː pˈoʊzli ænd dᵻlˈɪbɚɹətli ɛɡzˈædʒɚɹˌeɪts ˈɔːl ðə mˈɔːɹ mˈɑːɹkt kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌvðə pˈɜːsən ðˈʌs hjˈuːmɚɹ ˈaʊsli ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd.