text_original: Beelzebub was far from being a practical engine, and he was left for the time to rest and rust. INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS — 2 l8 INVENTIONS OK STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER There is little wonder that Watt was downhearted and wrote to his fiiends: "Of all things in life, there is nothing more foolish than in  venting." "I am re  solved ... if I can resist it, to invent no more." "To day I enter the thirty fifth year of my life, and I think I have hardly yet done thirty four pence worth of good in the world."
text_transcription: BEZELBUB WAS FAR FROM BEING A PRACTICAL ENGINE AND HE WAS LEFT FOR THE TIME TO REST AND RUST THERE WAS LITTLE WONDER THAT WAT WAS DOWNHEARTED AND HE WROTE TO HIS FRIENDS OF ALL THE THINGS IN LIFE THERE IS NOTHING MORE FOOLISH THAN INVENTING I AM RESOLVED IF I CAN RESIST IT TO INVENT NO MORE TO DAY I ENTER THE THIRTY FIFTH YEAR OF MY LIFE AND I THINK I HAVE HARDLY YET DONE THIRTY FOURPENCE WORTH OF GOOD IN THE WORLD
phonemes: bˈiːlzɪbˌʌb wʌz fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ɐ pɹˈæktɪkəl ˈɛndʒɪn, ænd hiː wʌz lˈɛft fɚðə tˈaɪm tə ɹˈɛst ænd ɹˈʌst. ɪnvˈɛntɚz ænd ɪnvˈɛnʃənz — tˈuː ˈɛl ˈeɪt ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ˌoʊkˈeɪ stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ ðɛɹ ɪz lˈɪɾəl wˈʌndɚ ðæt wˈɑːt wʌz dˈaʊnhɑːɹɾᵻd ænd ɹˈoʊt tə hɪz fˈɪiəndz: "ʌv ˈɔːl θˈɪŋz ɪn lˈaɪf, ðɛɹ ɪz nˈʌθɪŋ mˈɔːɹ fˈuːlɪʃ ðɐn ɪn vˈɛntɪŋ." "aɪɐm ɹˌiː sˈɑːlvd ... ɪf aɪ kæn ɹᵻzˈɪst ɪt, tʊ ɪnvˈɛnt nˈoʊmˌɔːɹ." "tə dˈeɪ aɪ ˈɛntɚ ðə θˈɜːɾi fˈɪfθ jˈɪɹ ʌv maɪ lˈaɪf, ænd aɪ θˈɪŋk aɪ hæv hˈɑːɹdli jˈɛt dˈʌn θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ pˈɛns wˈɜːθ ʌv ɡˈʊd ɪnðə wˈɜːld."