text_original: He had, without exception, the sharpest eye that I have ever seen : he could write with a diamond upon glass in a character so small, that nothing could be distin  guished by the naked eye but a ragged line ; yet  when the letters were viewed through a microscope, they were beautifully regular and quite legible.
text_transcription: HE HAD WITHOUT EXCEPTION THE SHARPEST EYE THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN HE COULD WRITE WITH A DIAMOND UPON GLASS IN A CHARACTER SO SMALL THAT NOTHING COULD BE DISTINGUISHED BY THE NAKED EYE BUT A RAGGED LINE YET WHEN THE LETTERS WERE VIEWED THROUGH A MICROSCOPE THEY WERE BEAUTIFULLY REGULAR AND QUITE LEGIBLE
phonemes: hiː hˈæd, wɪðˌaʊt ɛksˈɛpʃən, ðə ʃˈɑːɹpɪst ˈaɪ ðæt aɪ hæv ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn : hiː kʊd ɹˈaɪt wɪð ɐ dˈaɪəmənd əpˌɑːn ɡlˈæs ɪn ɐ kˈæɹɪktɚ sˌoʊ smˈɔːl, ðæt nˈʌθɪŋ kʊd biː dɪstˈɪn ɡˈɪʃt baɪ ðə nˈeɪkᵻd ˈaɪ bˌʌt ɐ ɹˈæɡᵻd lˈaɪn ; jˈɛt wɛn ðə lˈɛɾɚz wɜː vjˈuːd θɹuː ɐ mˈaɪkɹəskˌoʊp, ðeɪ wɜː bjˈuːɾɪfəli ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ ænd kwˈaɪt lˈɛdʒəbəl.