ɪf æɾ ˌɛni dʒˈoʊvɪəl mˈiːɾɪŋ, ˌɛni mˈæn ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd, fɔːɹ haʊˈɛvɚ ʃˈɔːɹt ɐ tˈaɪm, hiː wʌz əblˈaɪdʒd, bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wʌz pɚmˈɪɾᵻd tə ɹᵻzˈuːm hɪz sˈiːt, tə mˌeɪk ɐn ɐpˈɑːlədʒi fɔːɹ hɪz ˈæbsəns ɪn ɹˈaɪm.
If at any jovial meeting, any man retired, for however short a time, he was obliged, before he was permitted to resume his seat, to make an apology for his absence in rhyme.