text_original: The disgraces of Gil Blas are, for the most part, such as rather excite mirth than compassion; he himself laughs at them; and his transitions from distress to happiness, or at least ease, are so sudden, that neither the reader has time to pity him, nor himself to be acquainted with affliction.
text_transcription: THE DISGRACES OF GIIL BLAIS ARE FOR THE MOST PART SUCH AS RATHER EXCITE MIRTH THAN COMPASSION HE HIMSELF LAUGHS AT THEM AND HIS TRANSITIONS FROM DISTRESS TO HAPPINESS OR AT LEAST EASE ARE SO SUDDEN THAT NEITHER THE READER HAS TIME TO PITY HIM NOR HIMSELF TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH AFFLICTION
phonemes: ðə dɪsɡɹˈeɪsᵻz ʌv ɡˈɪl blˈɑːz ɑːɹ, fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɹˈæðɚɹ ɛksˈaɪt mˈɜːθ ðɐn kəmpˈæʃən; hiː hɪmsˈɛlf lˈæfs æt ðˌɛm; ænd hɪz tɹænsˈɪʃənz fɹʌm dɪstɹˈɛs tə hˈæpɪnəs, ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ˈiːz, ɑːɹ sˌoʊ sˈʌdən, ðæt nˈiːðɚ ðə ɹˈiːdɚ hɐz tˈaɪm tə pˈɪɾi hˌɪm, nˈɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf təbi ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪð ɐflˈɪkʃən.