text_original: In all the habitudes of life, The friend, the mistress, and the wife, Variety we still pursue, In pleasure seek for something new; Or else, comparing with the rest, Take comfort that our own is best; The best we value by the worst, As tradesmen show their trash at first; But his pursuits are at an end, Whom Stella chooses for a friend.
text_transcription: IN ALL THE HABITUDES OF LIFE THE FRIEND THE MISTRESS AND THE WIFE VARIETY WE STILL PURSUE IN PLEASURE SEEK FOR SOMETHING NEW OR ELSE COMPARING WITH THE REST TAKE COMFORT THAT OUR OWN IS BEST THE BEST WE VALUE BY THE WORST AS TRADESMEN SHOW THEIR TRASH AT FIRST BUT HIS PURSUITS ARE AT AN END WHOM STELLA CHOOSES FOR A FRIEND
phonemes: ɪn ˈɔːl ðə hˈæbɪtˌuːdz ʌv lˈaɪf, ðə fɹˈɛnd, ðə mˈɪstɹəs, ænd ðə wˈaɪf, vɚɹˈaɪəɾi wiː stˈɪl pɚsˈuː, ɪn plˈɛʒɚ sˈiːk fɔːɹ sˈʌmθɪŋ nˈuː; ɔːɹ ˈɛls, kəmpˈɛɹɪŋ wɪððə ɹˈɛst, tˈeɪk kˈʌmfɚt ðæt ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn ɪz bˈɛst; ðə bˈɛst wiː vˈæljuː baɪ ðə wˈɜːst, æz tɹˈeɪdzmɛn ʃˈoʊ ðɛɹ tɹˈæʃ æt fˈɜːst; bˌʌt hɪz pɚsˈuːts ɑːɹ æɾ ɐn ˈɛnd, hˈuːm stˈɛlə tʃˈuːzᵻz fɚɹə fɹˈɛnd.