text_original: I could not help smiling at this learned and important investigation; and, to recommend myself the more to my new acquaintance, whose disposition I was by this time well informed of, I observed that, what he alleged, did not, to the best of my remembrance, appear in the writings of the ancients; for Horace uses the words poto and bibo indifferently for the same purpose, as in the twentieth Ode of his first Book.
text_transcription: I COULD NOT HELP SMILING AT THIS LEARNED AND IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION AND TO RECOMMEND MYSELF THE MORE TO MY NEW ACQUAINTANCE WHOSE DISPOSITION I WAS BY THIS TIME WELL INFORMED OF I OBSERVED THAT WHAT HE ALLEGED DID NOT TO THE BEST OF MY REMEMBRANCE APPEAR IN THE WRITINGS OF THE ANCIENTS FOR HORACE USES THE WORDS POTO AND BOW INDIFFERENTLY FOR THE SAME PURPOSE AS IN THE TWENTIETH ODE OF HIS FIRST BOOK
phonemes: aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp smˈaɪlɪŋ æt ðɪs lˈɜːnd ænd ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən; ænd, tə ɹˌɛkəmˈɛnd maɪsˈɛlf ðə mˈɔːɹ tə maɪ nˈuː ɐkwˈeɪntəns, hˌuːz dˌɪspəzˈɪʃən aɪ wʌz baɪ ðɪs tˈaɪm wˈɛl ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ʌv, aɪ əbzˈɜːvd ðˈæt, wˌʌt hiː ɐlˈɛdʒd, dɪdnˈɑːt, tə ðə bˈɛst ʌv maɪ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɹəns, ɐpˈɪɹ ɪnðə ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz ʌvðɪ ˈeɪntʃənts; fɔːɹ hˈɔːɹəs jˈuːsᵻz ðə wˈɜːdz pˈoʊɾoʊ ænd bˈiːboʊ ɪndˈɪfɹəntli fɚðə sˈeɪm pˈɜːpəs, æz ɪnðə twˈɛntiəθ ˈoʊd ʌv hɪz fˈɜːst bˈʊk.