text_original: These were motives too laudable to be opposed by his new patrons, some of whom furnished him with letters of recommendation to certain noblemen of the first rank at the court of Versailles, for which place he and his companion set out from the banks of the Rhine, very well satisfied with the honourable dismission they had obtained from a life of inconvenience, danger, and alarm.
text_transcription: THESE WERE MOTIVES TOO LAUDABLE TO BE OPPOSED BY HIS NEW PATRONS SOME OF WHOM FURNISHED HIM WITH LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TO CERTAIN NOBLEMEN OF THE FIRST RANK AT THE COURT OF VERSAILLES FOR WHICH PLACE HE AND HIS COMPANIONS SET OUT FROM THE BANKS OF THE RHINE VERY WELL SATISFIED WITH THE HONOURABLE DISMISSION THEY HAD OBTAINED FROM A LIFE OF INCONVENIENCE DANGER AND ALARM
phonemes: ðiːz wɜː mˈoʊɾɪvz tˈuː lˈɔːdəbəl təbi əpˈoʊzd baɪ hɪz nˈuː pˈeɪtɹənz, sˌʌm ʌv hˈuːm fˈɜːnɪʃt hˌɪm wɪð lˈɛɾɚz ʌv ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃən tə sˈɜːʔn̩ nˈoʊbəlmˌɛn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ɹˈæŋk æt ðə kˈɔːɹt ʌv vˈɜːseɪlz, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ plˈeɪs hiː ænd hɪz kəmpˈæniən sˈɛt ˈaʊt fɹʌmðə bˈæŋks ʌvðə ɹˈaɪn, vˈɛɹi wˈɛl sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪd wɪððɪ ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl dɪsmˈɪʃən ðeɪ hæd əbtˈeɪnd fɹʌm ɐ lˈaɪf ʌv ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪəns, dˈeɪndʒɚ, ænd ɐlˈɑːɹm.