text_original: To be wholly himself, Lamb had to hide himself under some disguise, a name, 'Elia,' taken literally as a pen name, or some more roundabout borrowing, as of an old fierce critic's, Joseph Ritson's, to heighten and soften the energy of marginal annotations on a pedant scholar.
text_transcription: TO BE WHOLLY HIMSELF LAMB HAD TO HIDE HIMSELF UNDER SOME DISGUISE A NAME ELIA TAKEN LITERALLY AS A PEN NAME OR SOME MORE ROUNDABOUT BORROWING AS OF AN OLD FIERCE CRITIC JOSEPH BRISTON'S TO HEIGHTEN AND SOFTEN THE ENERGY OF MARGINAL ANNOTATIONS ON A PENDANT SCHOLAR
phonemes: təbi hˈoʊli hɪmsˈɛlf, lˈæm hædtə hˈaɪd hɪmsˈɛlf ˌʌndɚ sˌʌm dɪsɡˈaɪz, ɐ nˈeɪm, ᵻlˈɪə,tˈeɪkən lˈɪɾɚɹəli æz ɐ pˈɛn nˈeɪm, ɔːɹ sˌʌm mˈɔːɹ ɹˈaʊndɐbˌaʊt bˈɑːɹoʊɪŋ, æz əvən ˈoʊld fˈɪɹs kɹˈɪɾɪkz, dʒˈoʊsəf ɹˈɪtsənz, tə hˈaɪʔn̩ ænd sˈɔfən ðɪ ˈɛnɚdʒi ʌv mˈɑːɹdʒɪnəl ˌænətˈeɪʃənz ˌɔn ɐ pˈɛdənt skˈɑːlɚ.