text_original: An unconcerned reader, when he peruses the history of two competitors, who lived two thousand years ago, or who perhaps never had existence, except in the imagination of the author, cannot help interesting himself in the dispute, and espousing one side of the contest, with all the zeal of a warm adherent.
text_transcription: AN UNCONCERNED READER WHEN HE PERUSES THE HISTORY OF TWO COMPETITORS WHO LIVED TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO OR WHO PERHAPS NEVER HAD EXISTENCE EXCEPT IN THE IMAGINATION OF THE AUTHOR CANNOT HELP INTERESTING HIMSELF IN THE DISPUTE AND ESPOUSING ONE SIDE OF THE CONTEST WITH ALL THE ZEAL OF A WARM ADHERENT
phonemes: ɐn ʌŋkənsˈɜːnd ɹˈiːdɚ, wˌɛn hiː pɚɹˈuːzᵻz ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv tˈuː kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚz, hˌuː lˈɪvd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, ɔːɹ hˌuː pɚhˈæps nˈɛvɚ hæd ɛɡzˈɪstəns, ɛksˈɛpt ɪnðɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɔːθɚ, kænˈɑːt hˈɛlp ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə dɪspjˈuːt, ænd ɛspˈaʊsɪŋ wˈʌn sˈaɪd ʌvðə kˈɑːntɛst, wɪð ˈɔːl ðə zˈiːl əvə wˈɔːɹm ɐdhˈɪɹənt.