text_original: In like manner, not to raise forts and appoint garrisons in convenient places before the frontiers are invaded, is to be like those country swains, (as Demosthenes said), who ignorant of the art of fencing, with their bucklers guarded those parts of the body where they first felt the smart of the strokes.
text_transcription: IN LIKE MANNER NOT TO RAISE FORTS AND APPOINT GARRISONS IN CONVENIENT PLACES BEFORE THE FRONTIERS ARE INVADED IS TO BE LIKE THOSE COUNTRY SWAINS AS DEMOSTHENES SAID WHO IGNORANT OF THE ART OF FENCING WITH THEIR BUCKLERS GUARDED THOSE PARTS OF THE BODY WHERE THEY FIRST FELT THE SMART OF THE STROKES
phonemes: ɪn lˈaɪk mˈænɚ, nˌɑːt tə ɹˈeɪz fˈɔːɹts ænd ɐpˈɔɪnt ɡˈæɹɪsənz ɪn kənvˈiːnɪənt plˈeɪsᵻz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə fɹʌntˈɪɹz ɑːɹ ɪnvˈeɪdᵻd, ɪz təbi lˈaɪk ðoʊz kˈʌntɹi swˈeɪnz, (æz dɛmˈoʊsthənˌiːz sˈɛd), hˌuː ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv fˈɛnsɪŋ, wɪð ðɛɹ bˈʌklɚz ɡˈɑːɹdᵻd ðoʊz pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə bˈɑːdi wˌɛɹ ðeɪ fˈɜːst fˈɛlt ðə smˈɑːɹt ʌvðə stɹˈoʊks.