text_original: Being but little conversant with the materia medica, the circle of his prescriptions was very small; his chief study was to avoid all drugs of rough operation and uncertain effect, and to administer such only as should be agreeable to the palate, without doing violence to the constitution.
text_transcription: BEING BUT LITTLE CONVERSANT WITH THE MATERIA MEDICA THE CIRCLE OF HIS PRESCRIPTIONS WAS VERY SMALL HIS CHIEF STUDY WAS TO AVOID ALL DRUGS OF ROUGH OPERATION AND UNCERTAIN EFFECT AND TO ADMINISTER SUCH ONLY AS SHOULD BE AGREEABLE TO THE PALATE WITHOUT DOING VIOLENCE TO THE CONSTITUTION
phonemes: bˌiːɪŋ bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl kənvˈɜːsənt wɪððə mətˈɪɹiə mˈɛdɪkə, ðə sˈɜːkəl ʌv hɪz pɹɪskɹˈɪpʃənz wʌz vˈɛɹi smˈɔːl; hɪz tʃˈiːf stˈʌdi wʌz tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ˈɔːl dɹˈʌɡz ʌv ɹˈʌf ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd ʌnsˈɜːʔn̩ ɪfˈɛkt, ænd tʊ ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚ sˈʌtʃ ˈoʊnli æz ʃˌʊd biː ɐɡɹˈiːəbəl tə ðə pˈælət, wɪðˌaʊt dˌuːɪŋ vˈaɪələns tə ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən.