text_original: It now remains to give my reasons for making the chief personage of this work a North Briton, which are chiefly these: I could, at a small expense, bestow on him such education as I thought the dignity of his birth and character required, which could not possibly be obtained in England, by such slender means as the nature of my plan would afford.
text_transcription: IT NOW REMAINS TO GIVE MY REASONS FOR MAKING THE CHIEF PERSONAGE OF THIS WORK A NORTH BRITAIN WHICH ARE CHIEFLY THESE I COULD AT SMALL EXPENSE BESTOW ON HIM SUCH EDUCATION AS I THOUGHT THE DIGNITY OF HIS BIRTH AND CHARACTER REQUIRED WHICH COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE OBTAINED IN ENGLAND BY SUCH SLENDER MEANS AS THE NATURE OF MY PLAN WOULD AFFORD
phonemes: ɪt nˈaʊ ɹᵻmˈeɪnz tə ɡˈɪv maɪ ɹˈiːzənz fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə tʃˈiːf pˈɜːsənɪdʒ ʌv ðɪs wˈɜːk ɐ nˈɔːɹθ bɹˈɪtən, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ tʃˈiːfli ðˈiːz: aɪ kˈʊd, æɾə smˈɔːl ɛkspˈɛns, bᵻstˈoʊ ˌɔn hˌɪm sˈʌtʃ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən æz aɪ θˈɔːt ðə dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ʌv hɪz bˈɜːθ ænd kˈæɹɪktɚ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd, wˌɪtʃ kʊd nˌɑːt pˈɑːsᵻbli biː əbtˈeɪnd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, baɪ sˈʌtʃ slˈɛndɚ mˈiːnz æz ðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv maɪ plˈæn wʊd ɐfˈɔːɹd.