text_original: This confidence, I am persuaded, conduced a great deal to the preservation of my life, especially when joined to another resolution I took at the beginning, namely, to refuse all medicine, which I could not help thinking co operated with the disease, and, instead of resisting putrefaction, promoted a total degeneracy of the vital fluid.
text_transcription: THIS CONFIDENCE I AM PERSUADED CONDUCED A GREAT DEAL TO THE PRESERVATION OF MY LIFE ESPECIALLY WHEN JOINED TO ANOTHER RESOLUTION I TOOK AT THE BEGINNING NAMELY TO REFUSE ALL MEDICINE WHICH I COULD NOT HELP THINKING CO OPERATED WITH THE DISEASE AND INSTEAD OF RESISTING PETERFACTION PROMOTED A TOTAL DEGENERACY OF THE VITAL FLUID
phonemes: ðɪs kˈɑːnfɪdəns, aɪɐm pɚswˈeɪdᵻd, kəndˈuːst ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dˈiːl tə ðə pɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən ʌv maɪ lˈaɪf, ɪspˈɛʃəli wɛn dʒˈɔɪnd tʊ ɐnˈʌðɚ ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən aɪ tˈʊk æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ, nˈeɪmli, tə ɹᵻfjˈuːz ˈɔːl mˈɛdəsən, wˌɪtʃ aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp θˈɪŋkɪŋ kˈoʊ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə dɪzˈiːz, ænd, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ɹᵻzˈɪstɪŋ pjˌuːtɹɪfˈækʃən, pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd ɐ tˈoʊɾəl dᵻdʒˈɛnɚɹəsi ʌvðə vˈaɪɾəl flˈuːɪd.