ðɪ ˈɛpɪtˌæf, kˈɑːɹvd ɪn stˈoʊn bᵻnˌiːθ ɐ plˈɪnθ əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ hɪz bˈʌst ɪn bɹˈɑːnz ɪz ɛnskˈɑːnst, ɹˈiːdz: "ðɪs mˈɑːnjuːmənt hˈæzbiːn ɪɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts ænd ˈʌðɚ pˈiːpəl æz ɐ lˈæstɪŋ pɹˈuːf ʌvðɪ ɛstˈiːm ænd ɐfˈɛkʃən wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd sˈɪk ˌɔn wˈʌn hˌuːz kˈæɹɪktɚ wʌz stɹˈɔŋli mˈɑːɹkt baɪ sɪnsˈɛɹᵻɾi ænd fˈɪɹləsnəs, hˌuːz mˈaɪnd baɪ vɪvˈæsᵻɾi ænd klˈɪɹnəs ʌv kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnʃən ænd hˌuːz klˈæsɪkəl skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp ænd wˈaɪd kˈʌltʃɚ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd tə hɪz bɹˈɪliənt oːɹˈeɪʃən ænd sˈɪŋɡjʊlɚ wˈɪt mˌeɪd hˌɪm ɪntˈɛnt ɪn dᵻbˈeɪt ænd dᵻlˈaɪtfəl ɪn səsˈaɪəɾi.
The epitaph, carved in stone beneath a plinth upon which his bust in bronze is ensconced, reads: "This monument has been erected by his former parliamentary associates and other people as a lasting proof of the esteem and affection which they entertained (sic) on one whose character was strongly marked by sincerity and fearlessness, whose mind by vivacity and clearness of comprehension and whose classical scholarship and wide culture united to his brilliant oration and singular wit made him intent in debate and delightful in society.