text_original: Thus was I won from despair by the menaces of a greater misfortune than that which depressed me. Griefs are like usurpers,—the most powerful deposes all the rest. But my raptures were not lasting: that very letter which in a manner re established my tranquillity, in a little time banished my peace.
text_transcription: THUS WAS I WON FROM DESPAIR BY THE MENACES OF A GREATER MISFORTUNE THAN THAT WHICH DEPRESSED ME GRIEFS ARE LIKE USURPER'S THE MOST POWERFUL DEPOSES ALL THE REST BUT MY RAPTURES WERE NOT LASTING THAT VERY LETTER WHICH IN A MANNER RE ESTABLISHED MY TRANQUILLITY IN A LITTLE TIME BANISHED MY PEACE
phonemes: ðˈʌs wʌz aɪ wˈʌn fɹʌm dᵻspˈɛɹ baɪ ðə mˈɛnɪsᵻz əvə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn ðɐn ðæt wˌɪtʃ dᵻpɹˈɛst mˌiː. ɡɹˈiːfs ɑːɹ lˈaɪk juːzˈɜːpɚz,—ðə mˈoʊst pˈaʊɚfəl dᵻpˈoʊzᵻz ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈɛst. bˌʌt maɪ ɹˈæptʃɚz wɜː nˌɑːt lˈæstɪŋ: ðæt vˈɛɹi lˈɛɾɚ wˌɪtʃ ɪn ɐ mˈænɚ ɹˌiː ɪstˈæblɪʃt maɪ tɹæŋkwˈɪlᵻɾi, ɪn ɐ lˈɪɾəl tˈaɪm bˈænɪʃt maɪ pˈiːs.