text_original: Many of my predecessors have thought them  selves obliged to return their acknowledgments in the second paper, for the kind reception of the first ; and, in a short time, apologies have become necessary to those ingenious gentlemen and ladies, whose performances^ though in the highest degree el^ant and learned, have been .r^j unavoidably delayed.
text_transcription: MANY OF MY PREDECESSORS HAVE THOUGHT THEMSELVES OBLIGED TO RETURN THEIR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE SECOND PAPER FOR THE KIND RECEPTION OF THE FIRST AND IN A SHORT TIME APOLOGIES HAVE BECOME NECESSARY TO THOSE INGENIOUS GENTLEMEN AND LADIES WHOSE PERFORMANCES THOUGH IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE ELEGANT AND LEARNED HAVE BEEN UNAVOIDABLY DELAYED
phonemes: mˈɛnɪəv maɪ pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚz hæv θˈɔːt ðˌɛm sˈɛlvz əblˈaɪdʒd tə ɹᵻtˈɜːn ðɛɹ ɐknˈɑːlɪdʒmənts ɪnðə sˈɛkənd pˈeɪpɚ, fɚðə kˈaɪnd ɹᵻsˈɛpʃən ʌvðə fˈɜːst ; ænd, ɪn ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt tˈaɪm, ɐpˈɑːlədʒiz hæv bɪkˌʌm nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə ðoʊz ɪndʒˈiːniəs dʒˈɛntəlmən ænd lˈeɪdiz, hˌuːz pɚfˈɔːɹmənsᵻz ðˌoʊ ɪnðə hˈaɪɪst dᵻɡɹˈiː ˌɛl ˈænt ænd lˈɜːnd, hɐvbɪn .ˈɑːɹ dʒˈeɪ ʌnɐvˈɔɪdəbli dᵻlˈeɪd.