text_original: Scarron addressed one of his dedications to his dog, to ridicule those writers who dedicate their works indiscriminately, though no author has been more liberal of dedications than himself; but, as he confessed, he made dedication a kind of business.
text_transcription: SCAURANT ADDRESSED ONE OF HIS DEDICATIONS TO HIS DOG TO RIDICULE THOSE WRITERS WHO DEDICATE THEIR WORKS INDISCRIMINATELY THOUGH NO AUTHOR HAS BEEN MORE LIBERAL OF DEDICATIONS THAN HIMSELF BUT AS HE CONFESSED HE MADE DEDICATION A KIND OF BUSINESS
phonemes: skˈæɹən ɐdɹˈɛst wˈʌn ʌv hɪz dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃənz tə hɪz dˈɑːɡ, tə ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl ðoʊz ɹˈaɪɾɚz hˌuː dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪt ðɛɹ wˈɜːks ˌɪndɪskɹˈɪmᵻnətli, ðˌoʊ nˈoʊ ˈɔːθɚ hˈæzbiːn mˈɔːɹ lˈɪbɚɹəl ʌv dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃənz ðɐn hɪmsˈɛlf; bˌʌt, æz hiː kənfˈɛst, hiː mˌeɪd dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv bˈɪznəs.