text_original: And again: 'For me, I do not know whether a constitutional imbecility does not incline me too obstinately to cling to the remembrances of childhood; in an inverted ratio to the usual sentiment of mankind, nothing that I have been engaged in since seems of any value or importance compared to the colours which imagination gave to everything then.'
text_transcription: AND AGAIN FOR ME I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER A CONSTITUTIONAL IMBECILITY DOES NOT INCLINE ME TOO OBSTINATELY TO CLING TO THE REMEMBRANCES OF CHILDHOOD IN AN INVERTED RATIO TO THE USUAL SENTIMENT OF MANKIND NOTHING THAT I HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN SINCE SEEMS OF ANY VALUE OR IMPORTANCE COMPARED TO THE COLORS WHICH IMAGINATION GAVE TO EVERYTHING THEN
phonemes: ænd ɐɡˈɛn: fɔːɹ mˌiː, aɪ duːnˌɑːt nˈoʊ wˈɛðɚɹ ɐ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl ɪmbɪsˈɪlᵻɾi dʌznˌɑːt ɪŋklˈaɪn mˌiː tˈuː ˈɑːbstᵻnətli tə klˈɪŋ tə ðə ɹᵻmˈɛmbɹənsᵻz ʌv tʃˈaɪldhʊd; ɪn ɐn ɪnvˈɜːɾᵻd ɹˈeɪʃɪˌoʊ tə ðə jˈuːʒuːəl sˈɛntɪmənt ʌv mæŋkˈaɪnd, nˈʌθɪŋ ðæt aɪ hɐvbɪn ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn sˈɪns sˈiːmz ʌv ˌɛni vˈæljuː ɔːɹ ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns kəmpˈɛɹd tə ðə kˈʌlɚz wˌɪtʃ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən ɡˈeɪv tʊ ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ðˈɛn.