text_original: In an honourable cause, I despise all danger; my courage, thank Heaven! has been manifested in many public engagements as well as in private rencounters; but, to break with my friend, whose eminent virtues I admire, and even to seek his life, on such a scandalous occasion, for a little insignificant w— e, who, I suppose, took the advantage of our intoxication, to foment the quarrel: by Heaven! my conscience cannot digest it."
text_transcription: IN AN HONOURABLE CAUSE I DESPISE ALL DANGER MY COURAGE THANK HEAVEN HAS BEEN MANIFESTED IN MANY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS AS WELL AS IN PRIVATE RENCOUNTERS BUT TO BREAK WITH MY FRIEND WHOSE EMINENT VIRTUES I ADMIRE AND EVEN TO SEEK HIS LIFE ON SUCH A SCANDALOUS OCCASION FOR A LITTLE INSIGNIFICANT WHORE WHO I SUPPOSE TOOK THE ADVANTAGE OF OUR INTOXICATION TO FOMENT THE QUARREL BY HEAVEN MY CONSCIENCE CANNOT DIGEST IT
phonemes: ɪn ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl kˈɔːz, aɪ dᵻspˈaɪz ˈɔːl dˈeɪndʒɚ; maɪ kˈɜːɹɪdʒ, θˈæŋk hˈɛvən! hˈæzbiːn mˈænɪfˌɛstᵻd ɪn mˈɛni pˈʌblɪk ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənts æz wˈɛl æz ɪn pɹˈaɪvət ɹˈɛŋkaʊntɚz; bˌʌt, tə bɹˈeɪk wɪð maɪ fɹˈɛnd, hˌuːz ˈɛmɪnənt vˈɜːtʃuːz aɪ ɐdmˈaɪɚ, ænd ˈiːvən tə sˈiːk hɪz lˈaɪf, ˌɔn sˈʌtʃ ɐ skˈændələs əkˈeɪʒən, fɚɹə lˈɪɾəl ˌɪnsɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt dˈʌbəljˌuː— ˈiː, hˈuː, aɪ səpˈoʊz, tˈʊk ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ɪntˌɑːksɪkˈeɪʃən, tə fˈoʊmənt ðə kwˈɔːɹəl: baɪ hˈɛvən! maɪ kˈɑːnʃəns kænˈɑːt daɪdʒˈɛst ɪt."