text_original: Supposing this to be the case, it was lucky for the cause of historical truth, that so many pens have been drawn by writers, who could not be suspected of such partiality; and that many great personages, among the ancients as well as moderns, either would not or could not entertain the public with their own memoirs.
text_transcription: SUPPOSING THIS TO BE THE CASE IT WAS LUCKY FOR THE CAUSE OF HISTORICAL TRUTH THAT SO MANY PENS HAVE BEEN DRAWN BY WRITERS WHO COULD NOT BE SUSPECTED OF SUCH PARTIALITY AND THAT MANY GREAT PERSONAGES AMONG THE ANCIENTS AS WELL AS MODERNS EITHER WOULD NOT OR COULD NOT ENTERTAIN THE PUBLIC WITH THEIR OWN MEMOIRS
phonemes: səpˈoʊzɪŋ ðɪs təbi ðə kˈeɪs, ɪt wʌz lˈʌki fɚðə kˈɔːz ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl tɹˈuːθ, ðæt sˌoʊ mˈɛni pˈɛnz hɐvbɪn dɹˈɔːn baɪ ɹˈaɪɾɚz, hˌuː kʊd nˌɑːt biː səspˈɛktᵻd ʌv sˈʌtʃ pˌɑːɹʃɪˈælᵻɾi; ænd ðæt mˈɛni ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɜːsənɪdʒᵻz, ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənts æz wˈɛl æz mˈɑːdɚnz, ˈiːðɚ wʊd nˌɑːt ɔːɹ kʊd nˌɑːt ˌɛntɚtˈeɪn ðə pˈʌblɪk wɪð ðɛɹ ˈoʊn mˈɛmwɑːɹz.