text_original: If one scheme of life should not succeed, I could have recourse to another, and so to a third, veering about to a thousand different shifts, according to the emergencies of my fate, without forfeiting the dignity of my character beyond a power of retrieving it, or subjecting myself wholly to the caprice and barbarity of the world.
text_transcription: IF ONE SCHEME OF LIFE SHOULD NOT SUCCEED I COULD HAVE RECOURSE TO ANOTHER AND SO TO A THIRD VEERING ABOUT TO A THOUSAND DIFFERENT SHIFTS ACCORDING TO THE EMERGENCIES OF MY FATE WITHOUT FORFEITING THE DIGNITY OF MY CHARACTER BEYOND A POWER OF RETRIEVING IT OR SUBJECTING MYSELF WHOLLY TO THE CAPRICE AND BARBARITY OF THE WORLD
phonemes: ɪf wˈʌn skˈiːm ʌv lˈaɪf ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt səksˈiːd, aɪ kˌʊdɐv ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs tʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ, ænd sˌoʊ tʊ ɐ θˈɜːd, vˈɪɹɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt tʊ ɐ θˈaʊzənd dˈɪfɹənt ʃˈɪfts, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ ɪmˈɜːdʒənsiz ʌv maɪ fˈeɪt, wɪðˌaʊt fˈɔːɹfɪɾɪŋ ðə dˈɪɡnᵻɾi ʌv maɪ kˈæɹɪktɚ bᵻjˌɔnd ɐ pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻtɹˈiːvɪŋ ɪt, ɔːɹ sˈʌbdʒɛktɪŋ maɪsˈɛlf hˈoʊli tə ðə kɐpɹˈiːs ænd bɑːɹbˈæɹᵻɾi ʌvðə wˈɜːld.