text_original: Think of this, Richard Thornton, and don't wonder any longer if my feelings towards this man are not Christian like" ft My dear Eleanor, if I regret the vehemence of your feeling upon this subject, I do not defend the man whose treachery hurried your father to his unhappy death ; I only wish to convince you of the folly you commit in cherishing these ideas of vengeance and retribution.
text_transcription: THINK OF THIS RICHARD THORNTON AND DON'T WONDER ANY LONGER IF MY FEELINGS TOWARDS THIS MAN ARE NOT CHRISTIAN LIKE MY DEAR ELEANOR IF I REGRET THE VEHEMENCE OF YOUR FEELING UPON THIS SUBJECT I DO NOT DEFEND THE MAN WHOSE TREACHERY HURRIED YOUR FATHER TO HIS UNHAPPY DEATH I ONLY WISH TO CONVINCE YOU OF THE FOLLY YOU COMMIT IN CHERISHING THESE IDEAS OF VENGEANCE AND RETRIBUTION
phonemes: θˈɪŋk ʌv ðˈɪs, ɹˈɪtʃɚd θˈɔːɹntən, ænd dˈoʊnt wˈʌndɚɹ ˌɛni lˈɔŋɡɚ ɪf maɪ fˈiːlɪŋz təwˈɔːɹdz ðɪs mˈæn ɑːɹ nˌɑːt kɹˈɪstʃən lˈaɪk" ˌɛftˈiː maɪ dˈɪɹ ᵻlˈiːnɚ, ɪf aɪ ɹᵻɡɹˈɛt ðə vˈiəməns ʌv jʊɹ fˈiːlɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðɪs sˈʌbdʒɛkt, aɪ duːnˌɑːt dᵻfˈɛnd ðə mˈæn hˌuːz tɹˈɛtʃɚɹi hˈɜːɹid jʊɹ fˈɑːðɚ tə hɪz ʌnhˈæpi dˈɛθ ; aɪ ˈoʊnli wˈɪʃ tə kənvˈɪns juː ʌvðə fˈɑːli juː kəmˈɪt ɪn tʃˈɛɹɪʃɪŋ ðiːz aɪdˈiəz ʌv vˈɛndʒəns ænd ɹˌɛtɹɪbjˈuːʃən.