text_original: It is at least a definition from which none that shall ^d it in this paper can be excepted ; for who can be more ^tile than the reader of the Idler 1 That the definition may be complete, idleness must be llot only the general but tlie peculiar characteristic of man \ ^xA perhaps man is the only being that can properly be Called idle, that does by others what he might do himself, or sacrifices duty or pleasure to the love of ease.
text_transcription: IT IS AT LEAST A DEFINITION FROM WHICH NONE THAT SHALL FIND IT IN THIS PAPER CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR WHO CAN BE MORE IDLE THAN THE READER OF THE IDLER THAT THE DEFINITION MAY BE COMPLETE IDLENESS MUST BE NOT ONLY THE GENERAL BUT THE PECULIAR CHARACTERISTIC OF MAN AND PERHAPS MAN IS THE ONLY BEING THAT CAN PROPERLY BE CALLED IDLE THAT DOES BY OTHERS WHAT HE MIGHT DO HIMSELF OR SACRIFICES DUTY OR PLEASURE TO THE LOVE OF EASE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz æt lˈiːst ɐ dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ nˈʌn ðæt ʃˌæl dˈiː ɪɾ ɪn ðɪs pˈeɪpɚ kæn biː ɛksˈɛptᵻd ; fɔːɹ hˌuː kæn biː mˈɔːɹ tˈaɪl ðɐn ðə ɹˈiːdɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈaɪdlɚ wˈʌn ðætðə dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən mˈeɪ biː kəmplˈiːt, ˈaɪdəlnəs mˈʌst biː lˈɑːt ˈoʊnli ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˌʌt tˈiːlˈaɪ pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk ʌv mˈæn bˈækslæʃ ˈɛks ɐ pɚhˈæps mˈæn ɪz ðɪ ˈoʊnli bˌiːɪŋ ðæt kæn pɹˈɑːpɚli biː kˈɔːld ˈaɪdəl, ðæt dˈʌz baɪ ˈʌðɚz wʌt hiː mˌaɪt dˈuː hɪmsˈɛlf, ɔːɹ sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪsᵻz dˈuːɾi ɔːɹ plˈɛʒɚ tə ðə lˈʌv ʌv ˈiːz.