text_original: But, considering it would be easier to extirpate the ferocious colony in the infancy of their settlement, than after they should be multiplied and naturalised to the soil, I took the advice of my friend, who, to prevent such misfortunes, went always close shaved, and made the boy of our mess cut off my hair, which had been growing since I left the service of Lavement; and the second mate lent me an old bobwig to supply the loss of that covering.
text_transcription: BUT CONSIDERING IT WOULD BE EASIER TO EXTIRPATE THE FEROCIOUS COLONY IN THE INFANCY OF THEIR SETTLEMENT THAN AFTER THEY SHOULD BE MULTIPLIED AND NATURALIZED TO THE SOIL I TOOK THE ADVICE OF MY FRIEND WHO TO PREVENT SUCH MISFORTUNES WENT ALWAYS CLOSE SHAVED AND MADE THE BOY OF OUR MESS CUT OFF MY HAIR WHICH HAD BEEN GROWING SINCE I LEFT THE SERVICE OF LAVMO AND THE SECOND MATE LENT ME AN OLD BOB WIG TO SUPPLY THE LOSS OF THAT COVERING
phonemes: bˌʌt, kənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ɪt wʊd biː ˈiːziɚ tʊ ˈɛkstɚpˌeɪt ðə fəɹˈoʊʃəs kˈɑːləni ɪnðɪ ˈɪnfənsi ʌv ðɛɹ sˈɛɾəlmənt, ðɐn ˈæftɚ ðeɪ ʃˌʊd biː mˌʌltɪplˈaɪd ænd nˈætʃɚɹəlˌaɪzd tə ðə sˈɔɪl, aɪ tˈʊk ðɪ ɐdvˈaɪs ʌv maɪ fɹˈɛnd, hˈuː, tə pɹɪvˈɛnt sˈʌtʃ mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊnz, wɛnt ˈɔːlweɪz klˈoʊs ʃˈeɪvd, ænd mˌeɪd ðə bˈɔɪ ʌv ˌaʊɚ mˈɛs kˈʌt ˈɔf maɪ hˈɛɹ, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ sˈɪns aɪ lˈɛft ðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌv lˈeɪvmənt; ænd ðə sˈɛkənd mˈeɪt lˈɛnt mˌiː ɐn ˈoʊld bˈɑːbwɪɡ tə səplˈaɪ ðə lˈɔs ʌv ðæt kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ.