text_original: However ridiculous it may seem for a man to conceive a passion for an object which he hath never beheld, certain it is, my sentiments were so much prepossessed by the fame of her qualifications, that I must have fallen a victim to her charms, had they been much less powerful than they were.
text_transcription: HOWEVER RIDICULOUS IT MAY SEEM FOR A MAN TO CONCEIVE A PASSION FOR AN OBJECT WHICH HE HATH NEVER BEHELD CERTAIN IT IS MY SENTIMENTS WERE SO MUCH PREPOSSESSED BY THE FAME OF HER QUALIFICATIONS THAT I MUST HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO HER CHARMS HAD THEY BEEN MUCH LESS POWERFUL THAN THEY WERE
phonemes: haʊˈɛvɚ ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs ɪt mˈeɪ sˈiːm fɚɹə mˈæn tə kənsˈiːv ɐ pˈæʃən fɚɹən ˈɑːbdʒɛkt wˌɪtʃ hiː hæθ nˈɛvɚ bᵻhˈɛld, sˈɜːʔn̩ ɪɾ ˈɪz, maɪ sˈɛntɪmənts wɜː sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ pɹɪpəzˈɛst baɪ ðə fˈeɪm ʌv hɜː kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz, ðæt aɪ mˈʌstɐv fˈɔːlən ɐ vˈɪktɪm tə hɜː tʃˈɑːɹmz, hæd ðeɪ bˌɪn mˈʌtʃ lˈɛs pˈaʊɚfəl ðɐn ðeɪ wɜː.