text_original: Even in _Mrs. Leicester's School_, where he came nearest to success in a plain narrative, the three stories, as stories, have less than the almost perfect art of the best of Mary Lamb's: of _Father's Wedding Day_, which Landor, with wholly pardonable exaggeration, called 'with the sole exception of the _Bride of Lammermoor_, the most beautiful tale in prose composition in any language, ancient or modern.'
text_transcription: EVEN IN MISSUS LYCHESTER'S SCHOOL WHERE HE CAME NEAREST TO SUCCESS IN A PLAIN NARRATIVE THE THREE STORIES AS STORIES HAVE LESS THAN THE ALMOST PERFECT ART OF THE BEST OF MERRY LAMBS OF FATHER'S WEDDING DAY WHICH LANDOR WITH WHOLLY PARDONABLE EXAGGERATION CALLED WITH THE SOLE EXCEPTION OF THE BRIDE OF LAMARMORE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TALE IN PROSE COMPOSITION IN ANY LANGUAGE ANCIENT OR MODERN
phonemes: ˈiːvən ɪn mˈɪsɪz. lˈɛstɚz skˈuːl, wˌɛɹ hiː kˈeɪm nˌɪɹɪst tə səksˈɛs ɪn ɐ plˈeɪn nˈæɹətˌɪv, ðə θɹˈiː stˈɔːɹiz, æz stˈɔːɹiz, hæv lˈɛs ðɐn ðɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst pˈɜːfɛkt ˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bˈɛst ʌv mˈɛɹi lˈæmz: ʌv fˈɑːðɚz wˈɛdɪŋ dˈeɪ, wˌɪtʃ lˈændɔːɹ, wɪð hˈoʊli pˈɑːɹdoʊnəbəl ɛɡzˌædʒɚɹˈeɪʃən, kˈɔːld wɪððə sˈoʊl ɛksˈɛpʃən ʌvðə bɹˈaɪd ʌv lˈæmɚmˌɔːɹ, ðə mˈoʊst bjˈuːɾifəl tˈeɪl ɪn pɹˈoʊz kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən ɪn ˌɛni lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, ˈeɪntʃənt ɔːɹ mˈɑːdɚn.