text_original: He suppressed all his letters of recommendation, which he justly concluded would subject him to a tedious course of attendance upon the great, and lay him under the necessity of soliciting preferment in the army, than which nothing was farther from his inclination; and resolved to make his appearance in the character of a private gentleman, which would supply him with opportunities of examining the different scenes of life in such a gay metropolis, so as that he should be able to choose that sphere in which he could move the most effectually to his own advantage.
text_transcription: HE SUPPRESSED ALL HIS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION WHICH HE JUSTLY CONCLUDED WOULD SUBJECT HIM TO A TEDIOUS COURSE OF ATTENDANCE UPON THE GREAT AND LAY HIM UNDER THE NECESSITY OF SOLICITING PREFERMENT IN THE ARMY THAN WHICH NOTHING WAS FARTHER FROM HIS INCLINATION AND RESOLVED TO MAKE HIS APPEARANCE IN THE CHARACTER OF A PRIVATE GENTLEMAN WHICH WOULD SUPPLY HIM WITH OPPORTUNITIES OF EXAMINING THE DIFFERENT SCENES OF LIFE IN SUCH A GAY METROPOLIS SO AS THAT HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THAT SPHERE IN WHICH HE COULD MOVE THE MOST EFFECTUALLY TO HIS OWN ADVANTAGE
phonemes: hiː səpɹˈɛst ˈɔːl hɪz lˈɛɾɚz ʌv ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ hiː dʒˈʌstli kəŋklˈuːdᵻd wʊd sˈʌbdʒɛkt hˌɪm tʊ ɐ tˈiːdiəs kˈɔːɹs ʌv ɐtˈɛndəns əpˌɑːn ðə ɡɹˈeɪt, ænd lˈeɪ hˌɪm ˌʌndɚ ðə nəsˈɛsɪɾi ʌv səlˈɪsɪɾɪŋ pɹɪfˈɜːmənt ɪnðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, ðɐn wˌɪtʃ nˈʌθɪŋ wʌz fˈɑːɹðɚ fɹʌm hɪz ɪŋklɪnˈeɪʃən; ænd ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə mˌeɪk hɪz ɐpˈɪɹəns ɪnðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ əvə pɹˈaɪvət dʒˈɛntəlmən, wˌɪtʃ wʊd səplˈaɪ hˌɪm wɪð ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾiz ʌv ɛɡzˈæmɪnɪŋ ðə dˈɪfɹənt sˈiːnz ʌv lˈaɪf ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ ɡˈeɪ mətɹˈɑːpəlˌɪs, sˌoʊ æz ðæt hiː ʃˌʊd biː ˈeɪbəl tə tʃˈuːz ðæt sfˈɪɹ ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː kʊd mˈuːv ðə mˈoʊst ɪfˈɛktʃuːəli tə hɪz ˈoʊn ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ.