text_original: Never were two friends more happy in the conversation of each other than we, for the time it lasted. I related to him the particulars of our attempt upon Carthagena, of which he had heard but an imperfect account; and he gratified me with a narration of every little incident of his life since we parted.
text_transcription: NEVER WERE TWO FRIENDS MORE HAPPY IN THE CONVERSATION OF EACH OTHER THAN WE FOR THE TIME IT LASTED I RELATED TO HIM THE PARTICULARS OF OUR ATTEMPT UPON CARTAGENA OF WHICH HE HAD HEARD BUT AN IMPERFECT ACCOUNT AND HE GRATIFIED ME WITH THE NARRATION OF EVERY LITTLE INCIDENT OF HIS LIFE SINCE WE PARTED
phonemes: nˈɛvɚ wɜː tˈuː fɹˈɛndz mˈɔːɹ hˈæpi ɪnðə kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ ðɐn wiː, fɚðə tˈaɪm ɪt lˈæstᵻd. aɪ ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə hˌɪm ðə pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚz ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ɐtˈɛmpt əpˌɑːn kˈɑːɹθeɪdʒnə, ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː hæd hˈɜːd bˌʌt ɐn ɪmpˈɜːfɛkt ɐkˈaʊnt; ænd hiː ɡɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪd mˌiː wɪð ɐ nɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɛvɹi lˈɪɾəl ˈɪnsɪdənt ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf sˈɪns wiː pˈɑːɹɾᵻd.