text_original: Not but that he may be the innocent cause of my mishap. His superior qualifications may have attracted the eye, and engaged the heart of that inconstant fair, without his being sensible of the victory he has won; or, perhaps, shocked at the conquest he hath unwillingly made, he discourages her advances, tries to reason down her unjustifiable passion, and in the meantime conceals from me the particulars, out of regard to my happiness and quiet."
text_transcription: NOT BUT THAT HE MAY BE THE INNOCENT CAUSE OF MY MISHAP HIS SUPERIOR QUALIFICATIONS MAY HAVE ATTRACTED THE EYE AND ENGAGED THE HEART OF THAT INCONSTANT AFFAIR WITHOUT HIS BEING SENSIBLE OF THE VICTORY HE HAS WON OR PERHAPS SHOCKED AT THE CONQUEST HE HATH UNWILLINGLY MADE HE DISCOURAGES HER ADVANCES TRIES TO REASON DOWN HER UNJUSTIFIABLE PASSION AND IN THE MEANTIME CONCEALS FROM ME THE PARTICULARS OUT OF REGARD TO MY HAPPINESS AND QUIET
phonemes: nˌɑːt bˌʌt ðæt hiː mˈeɪ biː ðɪ ˈɪnəsənt kˈɔːz ʌv maɪ mˈɪshæp. hɪz suːpˈiəɹɪɚ kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz mˌeɪhɐv ɐtɹˈæktᵻd ðɪ ˈaɪ, ænd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ðə hˈɑːɹt ʌv ðæt ɪŋkˈɑːnstənt fˈɛɹ, wɪðˌaʊt hɪz bˌiːɪŋ sˈɛnsᵻbəl ʌvðə vˈɪktɚɹi hiː hɐz wˈʌn; ɔːɹ, pɚhˈæps, ʃˈɑːkt æt ðə kˈɑːŋkwɛst hiː hæθ ʌnwˈɪlɪŋli mˈeɪd, hiː dɪskˈɜːɹɪdʒᵻz hɜːɹ ɐdvˈænsᵻz, tɹˈaɪz tə ɹˈiːzən dˌaʊn hɜːɹ ʌndʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪəbəl pˈæʃən, ænd ɪnðə mˈiːntaɪm kənsˈiːlz fɹʌm mˌiː ðə pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚz, ˌaʊɾəv ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd tə maɪ hˈæpɪnəs ænd kwˈaɪət."