text_original: Nowadays, when suffering is always trotted out as the first argument against existence, as its most sin  ister query, it is well to remember the times when men judged on converse principles because they could not dis  pense with the infliction of suffering, and saw therein a magic of the first order, a veritable bait of seduction to life.
text_transcription: NOWADAYS WHEN SUFFERING IS ALWAYS TROTTED OUT AS THE FIRST ARGUMENT AGAINST EXISTENCE AS ITS MOST SINISTER QUERY IT IS WELL TO REMEMBER THE TIMES WHEN MEN JUDGED ON CONVERSE PRINCIPLES BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DISPENSE WITH THE INFLICTION OF SUFFERING AND SAW THEREIN A MAGIC OF THE FIRST ORDER A VERITABLE BAIT OF SEDUCTION TO LIFE
phonemes: nˈaʊədˌeɪz, wˌɛn sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz tɹˈɑːɾᵻd ˈaʊt æz ðə fˈɜːst ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ɐɡˈɛnst ɛɡzˈɪstəns, æz ɪts mˈoʊst sˈɪn ˈɪstɚ kwˈiəɹi, ɪɾ ɪz wˈɛl tə ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðə tˈaɪmz wɛn mˈɛn dʒˈʌdʒd ˌɔn kˈɑːnvɜːs pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt dˈɪs pˈɛns wɪððɪ ɪnflˈɪkʃən ʌv sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ, ænd sˈɔː ðɛɹˈɪn ɐ mˈædʒɪk ʌvðə fˈɜːst ˈɔːɹdɚ, ɐ vˈɛɹɪɾəbəl bˈeɪt ʌv sᵻdˈʌkʃən tə lˈaɪf.