text_original: I was fain to embrace this humble proposal, because my affairs were desperate; and in a few days was hired by this lady, to serve in quality of her footman, having been represented by my hostess as a young man who was bred up to the sea by his relations against his will, and had suffered shipwreck, which had increased his disgust to that way of life so much, that he rather chose to go to service on shore, than enter himself on board of any other ship.
text_transcription: I WAS FAIN TO EMBRACE THIS HUMBLE PROPOSAL BECAUSE MY AFFAIRS WERE DESPERATE AND IN A FEW DAYS WAS HIRED BY THIS LADY TO SERVE IN QUALITY OF HER FOOTMAN HAVING BEEN REPRESENTED BY MY HOSTESS AS A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS BRED UP TO THE SEA BY HIS RELATIONS AGAINST HIS WILL AND HAD SUFFERED SHIPWRECK WHICH HAD INCREASED HIS DISGUST TO THAT WAY OF LIFE SO MUCH THAT HE RATHER CHOSE TO GO INTO SERVICE ON SHORE THAN ENTER HIMSELF ON BOARD OF ANY OTHER SHIP
phonemes: aɪ wʌz fˈeɪn tʊ ɛmbɹˈeɪs ðɪs hˈʌmbəl pɹəpˈoʊzəl, bɪkˈʌz maɪ ɐfˈɛɹz wɜː dˈɛspɚɹət; ænd ɪn ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz wʌz hˈaɪɚd baɪ ðɪs lˈeɪdi, tə sˈɜːv ɪn kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌv hɜː fˈʊtmən, hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd baɪ maɪ hˈoʊstɛs æz ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn hˌuː wʌz bɹˈɛd ˌʌp tə ðə sˈiː baɪ hɪz ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz wˈɪl, ænd hæd sˈʌfɚd ʃˈɪpɹɛk, wˌɪtʃ hæd ɪŋkɹˈiːst hɪz dɪsɡˈʌst tə ðæt wˈeɪ ʌv lˈaɪf sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ, ðæt hiː ɹˈæðɚ tʃˈoʊz tə ɡˌoʊ tə sˈɜːvɪs ˌɔn ʃˈɔːɹ, ðɐn ˈɛntɚ hɪmsˈɛlf ˌɔn bˈɔːɹd ʌv ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ ʃˈɪp.