text_original: In the same manner many books of far divided ages have gone to form the patchwork of the present volume; I am like the merchant who sends his ships to collect in different harbours, and across wide and adverse seas, the materials that he needs.
text_transcription: IN THE SAME MANNER MANY BOOKS OF FAR DIVIDED AGES HAVE GONE TO FORM THE PATCHWORK OF THE PRESENT VOLUME I AM LIKE THE MERCHANT WHO SENDS HIS SHIPS TO COLLECT IN DIFFERENT HARBORS AND ACROSS WIDE AND ADVERSE SEAS THE MATERIALS THAT HE NEEDS
phonemes: ɪnðə sˈeɪm mˈænɚ mˈɛni bˈʊks ʌv fˈɑːɹ dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˈeɪdʒᵻz hæv ɡɔn tə fˈɔːɹm ðə pˈætʃwɜːk ʌvðə pɹˈɛzənt vˈɑːljuːm; aɪɐm lˈaɪk ðə mˈɜːtʃənt hˌuː sˈɛndz hɪz ʃˈɪps tə kəlˈɛkt ɪn dˈɪfɹənt hˈɑːɹbɚz, ænd əkɹˌɑːs wˈaɪd ænd ædvˈɜːs sˈiːz, ðə mətˈɪɹiəlz ðæt hiː nˈiːdz.