text_original: Nothing is great that is unnatural and affected. When the earth was shaking beneath you, when the whole heaven was darkened with sulphurous clouds, when all Nature seemed falling into its final destruction, to be reading Livy and making extracts was an absurd affectation.
text_transcription: NOTHING IS GREAT THAT IS UNNATURAL AND AFFECTED WHEN THE EARTH WAS SHAKING BENEATH YOU WHEN THE WHOLE HEAVEN WAS DARKENED BY SULPHUROUS CLOUDS WHEN ALL NATURE SEEMED FALLING INTO ITS FINAL DESTRUCTION TO BE READING LIVY AND MAKING EXTRACTS WAS AN ABSURD AFFECTATION
phonemes: nˈʌθɪŋ ɪz ɡɹˈeɪt ðæt ɪz ʌnnˈætʃɚɹəl ænd ɐfˈɛktᵻd. wˌɛn ðɪ ˈɜːθ wʌz ʃˈeɪkɪŋ bᵻnˈiːθ juː, wˌɛn ðə hˈoʊl hˈɛvən wʌz dˈɑːɹkənd wɪð sˈʌlfɚɹəs klˈaʊdz, wˌɛn ˈɔːl nˈeɪtʃɚ sˈiːmd fˈɔːlɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɪts fˈaɪnəl dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən, təbi ɹˈiːdɪŋ lˈɪvi ænd mˌeɪkɪŋ ˈɛkstɹækts wʌz ɐn ɐbsˈɜːd ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən.