text_original: Poetry he seriously tried to write, and plays and stories; but the supreme criticism of the _Specimens of English Dramatic Poets_ arose out of the casual habit of setting down an opinion of an extract just copied into one's note book, and the book itself, because, he said, 'the book is such as I am glad there should be.' The beginnings of his miscellaneous prose are due to the 'ferreting' of Coleridge.
text_transcription: POETRY HE SERIOUSLY TRIED TO WRITE AND PLAYS AND STORIES BUT THE SUPREME CRITICISM OF THE SPECIMENS OF ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS AROSE OUT OF THE CASUAL HABIT OF SETTING DOWN AN OPINION OF AN EXTRACT JUST COPIED INTO ONE'S NOTE BOOK AND THE BOOK ITSELF BECAUSE HE SAID THE BOOK IS SUCH AS I AM GLAD THERE SHOULD BE THE BEGINNINGS OF HIS MISCELLANEOUS PROSE ARE DUE TO THE FERRETING OF COOLERIDGE
phonemes: pˈoʊɪtɹi hiː sˈɪɹiəsli tɹˈaɪd tə ɹˈaɪt, ænd plˈeɪz ænd stˈɔːɹiz; bˌʌt ðə suːpɹˈiːm kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ʌvðə spˈɛsɪmənz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ dɹəmˈæɾɪk pˈoʊɪts ɚɹˈoʊz ˌaʊɾəv ðə kˈæʒuːəl hˈæbɪt ʌv sˈɛɾɪŋ dˌaʊn ɐn əpˈɪniən əvən ˈɛkstɹækt dʒˈʌst kˈɑːpɪd ˌɪntʊ wˈʌnz nˈoʊt bˈʊk, ænd ðə bˈʊk ɪtsˈɛlf, bɪkˈʌz, hiː sˈɛd, ðə bˈʊk ɪz sˈʌtʃ ɐz aɪɐm ɡlˈæd ðɛɹ ʃˌʊd bˈiː.ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋz ʌv hɪz mˌɪsəlˈeɪniəs pɹˈoʊz ɑːɹ dˈuː tə ðə fˈɛɹɪɾɪŋ ʌv kˈoʊlɹɪdʒ.