text_original: [Footnote 1: Jo seph.] [Footnote 2: Nathan.] [Footnote 3: Swift.] THE DEAN'S ANSWER The nymph who wrote this in an amorous fit, I cannot but envy the pride of her wit, Which thus she will venture profusely to throw On so mean a design, and a subject so low. For mean's her design, and her subject as mean, The first but a rebus, the last but a dean. A dean's but a parson: and what is a rebus? A thing never known to the Muses or Phoebus.
text_transcription: THE DEAN'S ANSWER THE NYMPH WROTE THIS IN AN AMOROUS FIT I CANNOT BUT ENVY THE PRIDE OF HER WIT WHICH THUS SHE WILL VENTURE PROFUSELY TO THROW ON SO MEAN A DESIGN AND A SUBJECT SO LOW FOR MEANS HER DESIGN AND HER SUBJECT AS MEAN THE FIRST BUT A REBUS THE LAST BUT A DEAN A DEAN'S BUT A PARSON AND WHAT IS A REBUS A THING NEVER KNOWN TO THE MUSES OR PHOEBUS
phonemes: [fˈʊtnoʊt wˈʌn: dʒˈoʊ sˈɛf.] [fˈʊtnoʊt tˈuː: nˈeɪθən.] [fˈʊtnoʊt θɹˈiː: swˈɪft.] ðə dˈiːnz ˈænsɚ ðə nˈɪmf hˌuː ɹˈoʊt ðɪs ɪn ɐn ˈæmɚɹəs fˈɪt, aɪ kænˈɑːt bˌʌt ˈɛnvi ðə pɹˈaɪd ʌv hɜː wˈɪt, wˌɪtʃ ðˈʌs ʃiː wɪl vˈɛntʃɚ pɹəfjˈuːzli tə θɹˈoʊ ˌɔn sˌoʊ mˈiːn ɐ dɪzˈaɪn, ænd ɐ sˈʌbdʒɛkt sˌoʊ lˈoʊ. fɔːɹ mˈiːnz hɜː dɪzˈaɪn, ænd hɜː sˈʌbdʒɛkt æz mˈiːn, ðə fˈɜːst bˌʌt ɐ ɹᵻbjˈuːz, ðə lˈæst bˌʌt ɐ dˈiːn. ɐ dˈiːnz bˌʌt ɐ pˈɑːɹsən: ænd wʌt ɪz ɐ ɹᵻbjˈuːz? ɐ θˈɪŋ nˈɛvɚ nˈoʊn tə ðə mjˈuːzᵻz ɔːɹ fˈoʊbəs.