text_original: * Note XXV., Appendix. THE IDLER. 283 Saturday y July 15, 1758. IX rHEN Diogenes received a visit in his tub from ^ Alexander the Great, and was asked, according to "ie ancient forms of royal courtesy, what petition he had ^ offer; "I have nothing," said he, "to ask, but that you ^uld remove to the other side, that you may not, by '^tercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot ive me."
text_transcription: TIME SATURDAY JULY FIFTEENTH SEVENTEEN FIFTY EIGHT WHEN DIOGENES RECEIVED A VISIT IN HIS TUB FROM ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND WAS ASKED ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENT FORMS OF ROYAL COURTESY WHAT PETITION HE HAD TO OFFER I HAVE NOTHING SAID HE TO ASK BUT THAT YOU WOULD REMOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE THAT YOU MAY NOT BY INTERCEPTING THE SUNSHINE TAKE FROM ME WHAT YOU CANNOT GIVE ME
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk nˈoʊt ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti fˈaɪv., ɐpˈɛndɪks. ðɪ ˈaɪdlɚ. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː sˈæɾɚdˌeɪ wˈaɪ dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈɪftiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt. ɹˌoʊmən nˈaɪn ˈɑːɹ ˌeɪtʃˌiːˈɛn dɪˈoʊdʒiːnz ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ vˈɪzɪt ɪn hɪz tˈʌb fɹʌm ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt, ænd wʌz ˈæskt, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tuː "ˈaɪiː ˈeɪntʃənt fˈɔːɹmz ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɜːɾəsi, wˌʌt pətˈɪʃən hiː hæd ˈɔfɚ; "aɪ hæv nˈʌθɪŋ," sˈɛd hiː, "tʊ ˈæsk, bˌʌt ðæt juː ˈʌld ɹᵻmˈuːv tə ðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd, ðæt juː mˈeɪ nˈɑːt, baɪ tˈɜːsɛptɪŋ ðə sˈʌnʃaɪn, tˈeɪk fɹʌm mˌiː wʌt juː kænˈɑːt ˈaɪv mˌiː."