text_original: He had before solicited him to be his fellow traveller, that he might personally enjoy the benefit of his conversation and superior sagacity; but these entreaties he strenuously opposed, on pretence of his being determined to push his fortune in England, which he considered as his native country, and as the land in which, of all others, a man of merit has the best encouragement.
text_transcription: HE HAD BEFORE SOLICITED HIM TO BE HIS FELLOW TRAVELLER THAT HE MIGHT PERSONALLY ENJOY THE BENEFIT OF HIS CONVERSATION AND SUPERIOR SAGACITY BUT THESE ENTREATIES HE STRENUOUSLY OPPOSED ON PRETENCE OF HIS BEING DETERMINED TO PUSH HIS FORTUNE IN ENGLAND WHICH HE CONSIDERED AS HIS NATIVE COUNTRY AND AS THE LAND IN WHICH OF ALL OTHERS A MAN OF MERIT HAS THE BEST ENCOURAGEMENT
phonemes: hiː hæd bᵻfˌɔːɹ səlˈɪsɪɾᵻd hˌɪm təbi hɪz fˈɛloʊ tɹˈævəlɚ, ðæt hiː mˌaɪt pˈɜːsənəli ɛndʒˈɔɪ ðə bˈɛnɪfˌɪt ʌv hɪz kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən ænd suːpˈiəɹɪɚ səɡˈæsᵻɾi; bˌʌt ðiːz ɛntɹˈiːɾiz hiː stɹˈɛnjuːəsli əpˈoʊzd, ˌɔn pɹˈiːtɛns ʌv hɪz bˌiːɪŋ dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə pˈʊʃ hɪz fˈɔːɹtʃʊn ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, wˌɪtʃ hiː kənsˈɪdɚd æz hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv kˈʌntɹi, ænd æz ðə lˈænd ɪnwˌɪtʃ, ʌv ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚz, ɐ mˈæn ʌv mˈɛɹɪt hɐz ðə bˈɛst ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒmənt.