text_original: Our hero was perfectly master of this legerdemain, which he carried to such a pitch of assurance, as to declare, in the midst of a mathematical assembly, that he intended to gratify the public with a full confutation of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy, to the nature of which he was as much a stranger as the most savage Hottentot in Africa.
text_transcription: OUR HERO WAS PERFECTLY MASTER OF THIS LEDGER DOMAIN WHICH HE CARRIED TO SUCH A PITCH OF ASSURANCE AS TO DECLARE IN THE MIDST OF A MATHEMATICAL ASSEMBLY THAT HE INTENDED TO GRATIFY THE PUBLIC WITH A FULL CONFUTATION OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON'S PHILOSOPHY TO THE NATURE OF WHICH HE WAS AS MUCH A STRANGER AS THE MOST SAVAGE HOTTENTOT IN AFRICA
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ hˈiəɹoʊ wʌz pˈɜːfɛktli mˈæstɚɹ ʌv ðɪs lˈɛdʒɚdᵻmˌeɪn, wˌɪtʃ hiː kˈæɹid tə sˈʌtʃ ɐ pˈɪtʃ ʌv əʃˈʊɹɹəns, æz tə dᵻklˈɛɹ, ɪnðə mˈɪdst əvə mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪkəl ɐsˈɛmbli, ðæt hiː ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪ ðə pˈʌblɪk wɪð ɐ fˈʊl kɑːnfjuːtˈeɪʃən ʌv sˌɜːɹ ˈaɪsək nˈuːtənz fɪlˈɑːsəfi, tə ðə nˈeɪtʃɚ ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz æz mˈʌtʃ ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒɚɹ æz ðə mˈoʊst sˈævɪdʒ hˈɑːtəntˌɑːt ɪn ˈæfɹɪkə.