text_original: Fain would I have entered into conversation with the people around me: but I was restrained by the fear of being censured for my assurance, as well as by reflecting that I was more entitled to a compliment of this kind from them, than they to such condescension from a stranger like me.
text_transcription: FAIN WOULD I HAVE ENTERED INTO CONVERSATION WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND ME BUT I WAS RESTRAINED BY THE FEAR OF BEING CENSURED FOR MY ASSURANCE AS WELL AS BY REFLECTING THAT I WAS MORE ENTITLED TO A COMPLIMENT OF THIS KIND FROM THEM THAN THEY TO SUCH CONDESCENSION FROM A STRANGER LIKE ME
phonemes: fˈeɪn wʊd aɪ hæv ˈɛntɚd ˌɪntʊ kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən wɪððə pˈiːpəl ɚɹˈaʊnd mˌiː: bˌʌt aɪ wʌz ɹᵻstɹˈeɪnd baɪ ðə fˈɪɹ ʌv bˌiːɪŋ sˈɛnʃɚd fɔːɹ maɪ əʃˈʊɹɹəns, æz wˈɛl æz baɪ ɹᵻflˈɛktɪŋ ðæt aɪ wʌz mˈɔːɹ ɛntˈaɪɾəld tʊ ɐ kˈɑːmplɪmənt ʌv ðɪs kˈaɪnd fɹʌm ðˌɛm, ðɐn ðeɪ tə sˈʌtʃ kˌɑːndᵻsˈɛnʃən fɹʌm ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒɚ lˈaɪk mˌiː.