text_original: For we may not, as in a circle, begin the handUng of a science from what point we please. There is a certain clue of reason, whose beginning is in the dark ; but by the benefit of whose conduct, we are led as it were by the hand into the clearest light.
text_transcription: FOR WE MAY NOT AS IN A CIRCLE BEGIN THE HANDLING OF A SCIENCE FROM WHAT POINT WE PLEASE THERE IS A CERTAIN CLUE OF REASON WHOSE BEGINNING IS IN THE DARK BUT BY THE BENEFIT OF WHOSE CONDUCT WE ARE LED AS IT WERE BY THE HAND INTO THE CLEAREST LIGHT
phonemes: fɔːɹ wiː mˈeɪ nˈɑːt, æz ɪn ɐ sˈɜːkəl, bɪɡˈɪn ðə hˈænd ˈʌŋ əvə sˈaɪəns fɹʌm wʌt pˈɔɪnt wiː plˈiːz. ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ klˈuː ʌv ɹˈiːzən, hˌuːz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪz ɪnðə dˈɑːɹk ; bˌʌt baɪ ðə bˈɛnɪfˌɪt ʌv hˌuːz kˈɑːndʌkt, wiː ɑːɹ lˈɛd æz ɪt wɜː baɪ ðə hˈænd ˌɪntʊ ðə klˈɪɹɪst lˈaɪt.