text_original: If I should settle as a surgeon in my own country, I would find the business already overstocked; or, if I pretended to set up in England, must labour under want of friends and powerful opposition, obstacles insurmountable by the most shining merit: neither should I succeed in my endeavours to rise in the state, inasmuch as I could neither flatter nor pimp for courtiers, nor prostitute my pen in defence of a wicked and contemptible administration.
text_transcription: IF I SHOULD SETTLE AS A SURGEON IN MY OWN COUNTRY I WOULD FIND THE BUSINESS ALREADY OVER STOCKED OR IF I PRETENDED TO SET UP IN ENGLAND MUST LABOR UNDER WANT OF FRIENDS AND POWERFUL OPPOSITION OBSTACLES INSURMOUNTABLE BY THE MOST SHINING MERIT NEITHER SHOULD I SUCCEED IN MY ENDEAVOURS TO RISE IN THE STATE INASMUCH AS I COULD NEITHER FLATTER NOR PIMP FOR COURTIERS NOR PROSTITUTE MY PEN IN DEFENCE OF A WICKED AND CONTEMPTIBLE ADMINISTRATION
phonemes: ɪf aɪ ʃˌʊd sˈɛɾəl æz ɐ sˈɜːdʒən ɪn maɪ ˈoʊn kˈʌntɹi, aɪ wʊd fˈaɪnd ðə bˈɪznəs ɔːlɹˌɛdi ˌoʊvɚstˈɑːkt; ɔːɹ, ɪf aɪ pɹɪtˈɛndᵻd tə sˈɛt ˌʌp ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, mˈʌst lˈeɪbɚɹ ˌʌndɚ wˈɔnt ʌv fɹˈɛndz ænd pˈaʊɚfəl ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən, ˈɑːbstəkəlz ɪnsɚmˈaʊntəbəl baɪ ðə mˈoʊst ʃˈaɪnɪŋ mˈɛɹɪt: nˈiːðɚ ʃˌʊd aɪ səksˈiːd ɪn maɪ ɛndˈɛvɚz tə ɹˈaɪz ɪnðə stˈeɪt, ɪnɐsmˈʌtʃ æz aɪ kʊd nˈiːðɚ flˈæɾɚ nˈɔːɹ pˈɪmp fɔːɹ kˈɔːɹɾɪɹz, nˈɔːɹ pɹˈɑːstɪtˌuːt maɪ pˈɛn ɪn dᵻfˈɛns əvə wˈɪkᵻd ænd kəntˈɛmptᵻbəl ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən.