text_original: Why I did this was not at first apparent even to my own perception. But while my lids remained thus shut, I ran over in my mind my reason for so shutting them. It was an impulsive movement to gain time for thought—to make sure that my vision had not deceived me—to calm and subdue my fancy for a more sober and more certain gaze. In a very few moments I again looked fixedly at the painting.
text_transcription: WHY I DID THIS WAS NOT AT FIRST APPARENT EVEN TO MY OWN PERCEPTION BUT WHILE MY LIDS REMAINED THUS SHUT I RAN OVER IN MY MIND MY REASON FOR SO SHUTTING THEM IT WAS AN IMPULSIVE MOVEMENT TO GAIN TIME FOR THOUGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY VISION HAD NOT DECEIVED ME TO CALM AND SUBDUE MY FANCY FOR A MORE SOBER AND MORE CERTAIN GAZE IN A VERY FEW MOMENTS I AGAIN LOOKED FIXEDLY AT THE PAINTING
phonemes: wˌaɪ aɪ dˈɪd ðɪs wʌz nˌɑːt æt fˈɜːst ɐpˈæɹənt ˈiːvən tə maɪ ˈoʊn pɚsˈɛpʃən. bˌʌt wˌaɪl maɪ lˈɪdz ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ðˈʌs ʃˈʌt, aɪ ɹˈæn ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪn maɪ mˈaɪnd maɪ ɹˈiːzən fɔːɹ sˌoʊ ʃˈʌɾɪŋ ðˌɛm. ɪt wʌz ɐn ɪmpˈʌlsɪv mˈuːvmənt tə ɡˈeɪn tˈaɪm fɔːɹ θˈɔːt—tə mˌeɪk ʃˈʊɹ ðæt maɪ vˈɪʒən hæd nˌɑːt dᵻsˈiːvd mˌiː—tə kˈɑːm ænd sʌbdˈuː maɪ fˈænsi fɚɹə mˈɔːɹ sˈoʊbɚ ænd mˈɔːɹ sˈɜːʔn̩ ɡˈeɪz. ɪn ɐ vˈɛɹi fjˈuː mˈoʊmənts aɪ ɐɡˈɛn lˈʊkt fˈɪksᵻdli æt ðə pˈeɪntɪŋ.