text_original: Few are engaged in such scenes as give them opportunities of growing wiser by the downfall of statesmen or the defeat of generals. The stratagems of war, and the intrigues of courts, are read by far the greater part of ttiankind with the same indifference as the adventures of fe.bled heroes, or the revolutions of a fairy region.
text_transcription: FEW ARE ENGAGED IN SUCH SCENES AS GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES OF GROWING WISER BY THE DOWNFALL OF STATESMEN OR THE DEFEAT OF GENERALS THE STRATAGEMS OF WAR AND THE INTRIGUES OF COURTS ARE READ BY FAR THE GREATER PART OF MANKIND WITH THE SAME INDIFFERENCE AS THE ADVENTURES OF FABLED HEROES OR THE REVOLUTIONS OF A FAIRY REGION
phonemes: fjˈuː ɑːɹ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn sˈʌtʃ sˈiːnz æz ɡˈɪv ðˌɛm ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾiz ʌv ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ wˈaɪzɚ baɪ ðə dˈaʊnfɔːl ʌv stˈeɪtsmɛn ɔːɹ ðə dᵻfˈiːt ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəlz. ðə stɹˈæɾeɪdʒəmz ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ænd ðɪ ɪntɹˈiːɡz ʌv kˈɔːɹts, ɑːɹ ɹˈɛd baɪ fˈɑːɹ ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌv tˈiːtjˈæŋkaɪnd wɪððə sˈeɪm ɪndˈɪfɹəns æz ðɪ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz ʌv fˈiː.blˈɛd hˈiəɹoʊz, ɔːɹ ðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənz əvə fˈɛɹi ɹˈiːdʒən.