text_original: My attention was engaged in spite of myself, and I could not help weeping with the heroine of the stage, though I practised a great many shifs to conceal this piece of unpolite weakness.
text_transcription: MY ATTENTION WAS ENGAGED IN SPITE OF MYSELF AND I COULD NOT HELP WEEPING WITH THE HEROINE OF THE STAGE THOUGH I PRACTISED A GREAT MANY SHIFTS TO CONCEAL THIS PIECE OF UNPOLITE WEAKNESS
phonemes: maɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən wʌz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv maɪsˈɛlf, ænd aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp wˈiːpɪŋ wɪððə hˈɛɹoʊˌɪn ʌvðə stˈeɪdʒ, ðˌoʊ aɪ pɹˈæktɪst ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈɛni ʃˈɪfs tə kənsˈiːl ðɪs pˈiːs ʌv ʌnpəlˈaɪt wˈiːknəs.