text_original: Wit, as the chief of virtue's friends, Disdains to serve ignoble ends. Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in corrupted times; What pamphlets in a court's defence Show reason, grammar, truth, or sense? For though the Muse delights in fiction, She ne'er inspires against conviction.
text_transcription: WIT AS THE CHIEF OF VIRTUE'S FRIENDS DISDAINS TO SERVE IGNOBLE ENDS OBSERVE WHAT LOADS OF STUPID RHYMES OPPRESS US IN CORRUPTED TIMES WHAT PAMPHLETS IN A COURT'S DEFENSE SHALL REASON GRAMMAR TRUTH OR SENSE FOR THOUGH THE MUSE DELIGHTS IN FICTION SHE NEAR INSPIRES AGAINST CONVICTION
phonemes: wˈɪt, æz ðə tʃˈiːf ʌv vˈɜːtʃuːz fɹˈɛndz, dɪsdˈeɪnz tə sˈɜːv ɪɡnˈoʊbəl ˈɛndz. əbzˈɜːv wʌt lˈoʊdz ʌv stˈuːpɪd ɹˈaɪmz əpɹˈɛs ˌʌs ɪn kɚɹˈʌptᵻd tˈaɪmz; wˌʌt pˈæmflɪts ɪn ɐ kˈɔːɹts dᵻfˈɛns ʃˈoʊ ɹˈiːzən, ɡɹˈæmɚ, tɹˈuːθ, ɔːɹ sˈɛns? fɔːɹ ðˌoʊ ðə mjˈuːz dᵻlˈaɪts ɪn fˈɪkʃən, ʃiː nˈɛɹ ɪnspˈaɪɚz ɐɡˈɛnst kənvˈɪkʃən.