text_original: —I confess, to begin with, that there are very few books which offer me harder reading than the Gospels. My difficulties are quite different from those which enabled the learned curiosity of the German mind to achieve one of its most unforgettable triumphs.
text_transcription: I CONFESS TO BEGIN WITH THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW BOOKS WHICH OFFER ME HARDER READING THAN THE GOSPELS MY DIFFICULTIES ARE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE WHICH ENABLE THE LEARNED CURIOSITY OF THE GERMAN MIND TO ACHIEVE ONE OF ITS MOST UNFORGETTABLE TRIUMPHS
phonemes: —aɪ kənfˈɛs, tə bɪɡˈɪn wɪð, ðæt ðɛɹˌɑːɹ vˈɛɹi fjˈuː bˈʊks wˌɪtʃ ˈɔfɚ mˌiː hˈɑːɹdɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðɐn ðə ɡˈɑːspəlz. maɪ dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz ɑːɹ kwˈaɪt dˈɪfɹənt fɹʌm ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ ɛnˈeɪbəld ðə lˈɜːnᵻd kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən mˈaɪnd tʊ ɐtʃˈiːv wˈʌn ʌv ɪts mˈoʊst ʌnfɚɡˈɛɾəbəl tɹˈaɪʌmfz.