text_original: Virtue was for this sex design'd, In mild reproof to womankind; In manly form to let them see The loveliness of modesty, The thousand decencies that shone With lessen'd lustre in their own; Which few had learn'd enough to prize, And some thought modish to despise.
text_transcription: VIRTUE WAS FOR THIS SEX DESIGN'D IN MILD REPROOF TO WOMANKIND IN MANLY FORM TO LET THEM SEE THE LOVELINESS OF MODESTY THE THOUSAND DECENCIES THAT SHONE WITH LESSENED LUSTRE IN THEIR OWN WHICH FEW HAD LEARNED ENOUGH TO PRIZE AND SOME THOUGHT MODEST TO DESPISE
phonemes: vˈɜːtʃuː wʌz fɔːɹ ðɪs sˈɛks dɪzˈaɪnd, ɪn mˈaɪld ɹᵻpɹˈuːf tə wˈʊməŋkˌaɪnd; ɪn mˈænli fˈɔːɹm tə lˈɛt ðˌɛm sˈiː ðə lˈʌvlinəs ʌv mˈɑːdəsti, ðə θˈaʊzənd dˈiːsənsiz ðæt ʃˈɑːn wɪð lˈɛsənd lˈʌstɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn; wˌɪtʃ fjˈuː hæd lˈɜːnd ɪnˈʌf tə pɹˈaɪz, ænd sˌʌm θˈɔːt mˈɑːdɪʃ tə dᵻspˈaɪz.