text_original: When I recalled to my remembrance the miseries I had undergone in England, where I had not one friend to promote my interest, or favour my advancement in the navy, and the same time reflected on the present dearth of surgeons in the West Indies, and the unhealthiness of the climate, which every day almost reduced the number, I could not help thinking my success would be much more certain and expeditious by my staying where I was, than by returning to Europe.
text_transcription: WHEN I RECALLED TO MY REMEMBRANCE THE MISERIES I HAD UNDERGONE IN ENGLAND OR I HAD NOT ONE FRIEND TO PROMOTE MY INTEREST OR FAVOR MY ADVANCEMENT IN THE NAVY AND THE SAME TIME REFLECTED ON THE PRESENT DEARTH OF SURGEONS IN THE WEST INDIES AND THE UNHEALTHINESS OF THE CLIMATE WHICH EVERY DAY ALMOST REDUCED THE NUMBER I COULD NOT HELP THINKING MY SUCCESS WOULD BE MUCH MORE CERTAIN AND EXPEDITIOUS BY MY STAYING WHERE I WAS THAN BY RETURNING TO EUROPE
phonemes: wˌɛn aɪ ɹᵻkˈɔːld tə maɪ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɹəns ðə mˈɪzɚɹiz aɪ hæd ˌʌndɚɡˈɑːn ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, wˌɛɹ aɪ hæd nˌɑːt wˈʌn fɹˈɛnd tə pɹəmˈoʊt maɪ ˈɪntɹɛst, ɔːɹ fˈeɪvɚ maɪ ɐdvˈænsmənt ɪnðə nˈeɪvi, ænd ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd ɔnðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈɜːθ ʌv sˈɜːdʒənz ɪnðə wˈɛst ˈɪndiz, ænd ðɪ ʌnhˈɛlθinəs ʌvðə klˈaɪmət, wˌɪtʃ ˈɛvɹi dˈeɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst ɹᵻdˈuːst ðə nˈʌmbɚ, aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp θˈɪŋkɪŋ maɪ səksˈɛs wʊd biː mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ sˈɜːʔn̩ ænd ˌɛkspədˈɪʃəs baɪ maɪ stˈeɪɪŋ wˈɛɹ aɪ wʌz, ðɐn baɪ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə jˈʊɹɹəp.