text_original: To those philosophers who will have it that the world has existed from all eternity, it were, I think, a good answer, that if what they say be true we ought to have record of a longer period than five thousand years; did it not appear that the memory of past times is blotted out by a variety of causes, some referable to men, and some to Heaven.
text_transcription: TO THOSE PHILOSOPHERS WHO WILL HAVE IT THAT THE WORLD HAS EXISTED FROM ALL ETERNITY IT WERE I THINK A GOOD ANSWER THAT IF WHAT THEY SAY BE TRUE WE OUGHT TO HAVE RECORD OF A LONGER PERIOD THAN FIVE THOUSAND YEARS DID IT NOT APPEAR THAT THE MEMORY OF PAST TIMES IS BLOTTED OUT BY A VARIETY OF CAUSES SOME REFERABLE TO MEN AND SOME TO HEAVEN
phonemes: tə ðoʊz fɪlˈɑːsəfɚz hˌuː wɪl hæv ɪt ðætðə wˈɜːld hɐz ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd fɹʌm ˈɔːl ɪtˈɜːnᵻɾi, ɪt wɜː, aɪ θˈɪŋk, ɐ ɡˈʊd ˈænsɚ, ðæt ɪf wʌt ðeɪ sˈeɪ biː tɹˈuː wiː ˈɔːt tə hæv ɹˈɛkɚd əvə lˈɔŋɡɚ pˈiəɹɪəd ðɐn fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd jˈɪɹz; dˈɪd ɪt nˌɑːt ɐpˈɪɹ ðætðə mˈɛmɚɹi ʌv pˈæst tˈaɪmz ɪz blˈɑːɾᵻd ˈaʊt baɪ ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv kˈɔːzᵻz, sˌʌm ɹᵻfˈɜːɹəbəl tə mˈɛn, ænd sˌʌm tə hˈɛvən.