text_original: He raised me with a smile of paternal fondness; said he knew what it was to be in love; and observed that, if he had been as tenderly beloved by his father as I was by mine, he should not now perhaps have cause—here he was interrupted by a sigh, the tear rushed into his eye, suppressed the dictates of his grief, and the time being opportune, desired me to relate the passages of my life, which my uncle had told him were manifold and surprising.
text_transcription: HE RAISED ME WITH A SMILE OF PATERNAL FONDNESS SAID HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS TO BE IN LOVE AND OBSERVED THAT IF HE HAD BEEN AS TENDERLY BELOVED BY HIS FATHER AS I WAS BY MINE IT SHOULD NOT NOW PERHAPS HAVE CAUSE HERE HE WAS INTERRUPTED BY A SIGH THE TEAR RUSHED INTO HIS EYE SUPPRESSED THE DICTATES OF HIS GRIEF AND THE TIME BEING OPPORTUNE DESIRED ME TO RELATE THE PASSAGES OF MY LIFE WHICH MY UNCLE HAD TOLD HIM WERE MANIFOLD AND SURPRISING
phonemes: hiː ɹˈeɪzd mˌiː wɪð ɐ smˈaɪl ʌv pətˈɜːnəl fˈɑːndnəs; sˈɛd hiː nˈuː wʌt ɪt wʌz təbi ɪn lˈʌv; ænd əbzˈɜːvd ðˈæt, ɪf hiː hɐdbɪn æz tˈɛndɚli bᵻlˈʌvd baɪ hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ æz aɪ wʌz baɪ mˈaɪn, hiː ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt nˈaʊ pɚhˈæps hæv kˈɔːz—hˈɪɹ hiː wʌz ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd baɪ ɐ sˈaɪ, ðə tˈɪɹ ɹˈʌʃt ˌɪntʊ hɪz ˈaɪ, səpɹˈɛst ðə dˈɪkteɪts ʌv hɪz ɡɹˈiːf, ænd ðə tˈaɪm bˌiːɪŋ ɑːpɚtˈuːn, dɪzˈaɪɚd mˌiː tə ɹᵻlˈeɪt ðə pˈæsɪdʒᵻz ʌv maɪ lˈaɪf, wˌɪtʃ maɪ ˈʌŋkəl hæd tˈoʊld hˌɪm wɜː mˈænɪfˌoʊld ænd sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ.