text_original: My wife, rest her soul, is in heaven. My daughter is to be married next week; but the two chief pleasures of my life are these (pointing to the bottle and a large edition of Horace that lay on the table).
text_transcription: MY WIFE REST HER SOUL IS IN HEAVEN MY DAUGHTER IS TO BE MARRIED NEXT WEEK BUT THE TWO CHIEF PLEASURES OF MY LIFE ARE THESE POINTING TO THE BOTTLE AND A LARGE EDITION OF HORACE THAT LAY ON THE TABLE
phonemes: maɪ wˈaɪf, ɹˈɛst hɜː sˈoʊl, ɪz ɪn hˈɛvən. maɪ dˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪz təbi mˈæɹid nˈɛkst wˈiːk; bˌʌt ðə tˈuː tʃˈiːf plˈɛʒɚz ʌv maɪ lˈaɪf ɑːɹ ðˈiːz (pˈɔɪntɪŋ tə ðə bˈɑːɾəl ænd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv hˈɔːɹəs ðæt lˈeɪ ɔnðə tˈeɪbəl).