text_original: SHERIDAN'S REPLY Three merry lads you own we are; 'Tis very true, and free from care: But envious we cannot bear, believe, sir: For, were all forms of beauty thine, Were you like Nereus soft and fine, We should not in the least repine, or grieve, sir.
text_transcription: SHERIDAN'S REPLY THREE MERRY LADS YOU OWN WE ARE TIS VERY TRUE AND FREE FROM CARE BUT ENVIOUS WE CANNOT BEAR BELIEF SIR FOR WERE ALL FORMS OF BEAUTY THINE WERE YOU LIKE NEREUS SOFT AND FINE WE SHOULD NOT IN THE LEAST REPINE OR GRIEF SIR
phonemes: ʃˈɛɹɪdənz ɹᵻplˈaɪ θɹˈiː mˈɛɹi lˈædz juː ˈoʊn wiː ɑːɹ; tˈɪz vˈɛɹi tɹˈuː, ænd fɹˈiː fɹʌm kˈɛɹ: bˌʌt ˈɛnviəs wiː kænˈɑːt bˈɛɹ, bᵻlˈiːv, sˌɜː: fɔːɹ, wɜːɹ ˈɔːl fˈɔːɹmz ʌv bjˈuːɾi ðˈaɪn, wɜː juː lˈaɪk nˈɛɹɪəs sˈɔft ænd fˈaɪn, wiː ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt ɪnðə lˈiːst ɹᵻpˈaɪn, ɔːɹ ɡɹˈiːv, sˌɜː.