text_original: Thus I found myself, by the iniquity of mankind, in a much more deplorable condition than ever: for though I had been formerly as poor, my reputation was without blemish, and my health unimpaired till now; but at present my good name was lost, my money gone, my friends were alienated, my body was infected by an odious distemper; and my faithful Strap, who alone could yield me pity and assistance, absent I knew not where.
text_transcription: THUS I FOUND MYSELF BY THE INIQUITY OF MANKIND IN A MUCH MORE DEPLORABLE CONDITION THAN EVER FOR THOUGH I HAD BEEN FORMERLY AS POOR MY REPUTATION WAS WITHOUT BLEMISH AND MY HEALTH UNIMPAIRED TILL NOW BUT AT PRESENT MY GOOD NAME WAS LOST MY MONEY GONE MY FRIENDS WERE ALIENATED MY BODY WAS INFECTED BY AN ODIOUS DISTEMPER AND MY FAITHFUL STRAP WHO ALONE COULD YIELD ME PITY AND ASSISTANCE ABSENT I KNEW NOT WHERE
phonemes: ðˈʌs aɪ fˈaʊnd maɪsˈɛlf, baɪ ðɪ ɪnˈɪkwᵻɾi ʌv mæŋkˈaɪnd, ɪn ɐ mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ dᵻplˈɔːɹəbəl kəndˈɪʃən ðɐn ˈɛvɚ: fɔːɹ ðˌoʊ aɪ hɐdbɪn fˈɔːɹmɚli æz pˈʊɹ, maɪ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən wʌz wɪðˌaʊt blˈɛmɪʃ, ænd maɪ hˈɛlθ ˌʌnɪmpˈɛɹd tˈɪl nˈaʊ; bˌʌt æt pɹˈɛzənt maɪ ɡˈʊd nˈeɪm wʌz lˈɔst, maɪ mˈʌni ɡˈɔn, maɪ fɹˈɛndz wɜːɹ ˈeɪliənˌeɪɾᵻd, maɪ bˈɑːdi wʌz ɪnfˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɐn ˈoʊdiəs dɪstˈɛmpɚ; ænd maɪ fˈeɪθfəl stɹˈæp, hˌuː ɐlˈoʊn kʊd jˈiːld mˌiː pˈɪɾi ænd ɐsˈɪstəns, ˈæbsənt aɪ nˈuː nˌɑːt wˈɛɹ.