text_original: Look upon a woman's work, Davy, and shun the sex. I tell you it is better to go blindfold through life, to have  pardon me  your own blunt features, than to be reduced to such a pitiable state. Was ever such a refinement of cruelty practised before?
text_transcription: LOOK UPON A WOMAN'S WORK DAVY AND SHUN THE SEX I TELL YOU IT IS BETTER TO GO BLINDFOLD THROUGH LIFE TO HAVE PARDON ME YOUR OWN BLUNT FEATURES THAN TO BE REDUCED TO SUCH A PITIABLE STATE WAS EVER SUCH A REFINEMENT OF CRUELTY PRACTISED BEFORE
phonemes: lˈʊk əpˌɑːn ɐ wˈʊmənz wˈɜːk, dˈeɪvi, ænd ʃˈʌn ðə sˈɛks. aɪ tˈɛl juː ɪɾ ɪz bˈɛɾɚ tə ɡˌoʊ blˈaɪndfoʊld θɹuː lˈaɪf, tə hæv pˈɑːɹdən mˌiː jʊɹ ˈoʊn blˈʌnt fˈiːtʃɚz, ðɐn təbi ɹᵻdˈuːst tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈɪɾɪəbəl stˈeɪt. wʌz ˈɛvɚ sˈʌtʃ ɐ ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənt ʌv kɹˈuːəlti pɹˈæktɪst bᵻfˈɔːɹ?