text_original: This venerable gentlewoman was so much affected with my words, that the tears ran down her ancient cheeks; she thanked heaven that I had not belied the presages she had made, on her first acquaintance with me; acknowledging my generosity, as she called it, in the most elegant and pathetic expressions; but declined my proposal, on account of her attachment to the dear melancholy cottage where she had so peacefully consumed her solitary widowhood.
text_transcription: THIS VENERABLE GENTLEWOMAN WAS SO MUCH AFFECTED WITH MY WORDS THAT THE TEARS RAN DOWN HER ANCIENT CHEEKS SHE THANKED HEAVEN THAT I HAD NOT BELIED THE PRESAGES SHE HAD MADE ON HER FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH ME ACKNOWLEDGING MY GENEROSITY AS SHE CALLED IT IN THE MOST ELEGANT AND PATHETIC EXPRESSIONS BUT DECLINED MY PROPOSAL ON ACCOUNT OF HER ATTACHMENT TO THE DEAR MELANCHOLY COTTAGE WHERE SHE HAD SO PEACEFULLY CONSUMED HER SOLITARY WIDOWHOOD
phonemes: ðɪs vˈɛnɚɹəbəl dʒˈɛntəlwˌʊmən wʌz sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɐfˈɛktᵻd wɪð maɪ wˈɜːdz, ðætðə tˈɪɹz ɹˈæn dˌaʊn hɜːɹ ˈeɪntʃənt tʃˈiːks; ʃiː θˈæŋkt hˈɛvən ðæt aɪ hæd nˌɑːt bᵻlˈaɪd ðə pɹˈɛsɪdʒᵻz ʃiː hæd mˈeɪd, ˌɔn hɜː fˈɜːst ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪð mˌiː; ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒɪŋ maɪ dʒˌɛnɚɹˈɔsᵻɾi, æz ʃiː kˈɔːld ɪt, ɪnðə mˈoʊst ˈɛlɪɡənt ænd pɐθˈɛɾɪk ɛkspɹˈɛʃənz; bˌʌt dᵻklˈaɪnd maɪ pɹəpˈoʊzəl, ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv hɜːɹ ɐtˈætʃmənt tə ðə dˈɪɹ mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli kˈɑːɾɪdʒ wˌɛɹ ʃiː hæd sˌoʊ pˈiːsfəli kənsˈuːmd hɜː sˈɑːlətˌɛɹi wˈɪdoʊhˌʊd.