text_original: The pedant, who dreaded nothing more than the displeasure of his patron, assured his honour that the boy's ability was more owing to his own genius and application than to any instruction or encouragement he received; that, although he could not divest him of the knowledge he had already imbibed, unless he would empower him to disable his fingers, he should endeavour, with God's help, to prevent his future improvement.
text_transcription: THE PEDANT WHO DREADED NOTHING MORE THAN THE DISPLEASURE OF HIS PATRON ASSURED HIS HONOR THAT THE BOY'S ABILITY WAS MORE OWING TO HIS OWN GENIUS AND APPLICATION THAN TO ANY INSTRUCTION OR ENCOURAGEMENT HE RECEIVED THAT ALTHOUGH HE COULD NOT DIVEST HIM OF THE KNOWLEDGE HE HAD ALREADY IMBIBED UNLESS HE WOULD EMPOWER HIM TO DISABLE HIS FINGERS HE SHOULD ENDEAVOR WITH GOD'S HELP TO PREVENT HIS FUTURE IMPROVEMENT
phonemes: ðə pˈɛdənt, hˌuː dɹˈɛdᵻd nˈʌθɪŋ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn ðə dɪsplˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv hɪz pˈeɪtɹən, əʃˈʊɹd hɪz ˈɑːnɚ ðætðə bˈɔɪz ɐbˈɪləɾi wʌz mˈɔːɹ ˈoʊɪŋ tə hɪz ˈoʊn dʒˈiːnɪəs ænd ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ðɐn tʊ ˌɛni ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən ɔːɹ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒmənt hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd; ðˈæt, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː kʊd nˌɑːt daɪvˈɛst hˌɪm ʌvðə nˈɑːlɪdʒ hiː hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɪmbˈaɪbd, ʌnlˈɛs hiː wʊd ɛmpˈaʊɚ hˌɪm tə dˌɪsˈeɪbəl hɪz fˈɪŋɡɚz, hiː ʃˌʊd ɛndˈɛvɚ, wɪð ɡˈɑːdz hˈɛlp, tə pɹɪvˈɛnt hɪz fjˈuːtʃɚɹ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt.