text_original: The tremors of Dryden, after having written an Ode, a circumstance tradition has accidentally handed down, were not unusual with him; in the preface to his Tales he tells us, that in translating Homer he found greater pleasure than in Virgil; but it was not a pleasure without pain; the _continual agitation of the spirits_ must needs be a weakener to any constitution, especially in age, and many pauses are required for refreshment betwixt the heats.
text_transcription: THE TRAMMORS OF DRYDEN AFTER HAVING WRITTEN AN ODE A CIRCUMSTANCE TRADITION HAS ACCIDENTALLY HANDED DOWN WERE NOT UNUSUAL WITH HIM IN THE PREFACE TO HIS TALES HE TELLS US THAT IN TRANSLATING HOMER HE FOUND GREATER PLEASURE THAN IN VIRGIL BUT IT WAS NOT A PLEASURE WITHOUT PAIN THE CONTINUAL AGITATION OF THE SPIRITS MUST NEEDS BE A WEAKENER TO ANY CONSTITUTION ESPECIALLY IN AGE AND MANY PAUSES ARE REQUIRED FOR REFRESHMENT BETWIXT THE HEATS
phonemes: ðə tɹˈɛmɚz ʌv dɹˈaɪdən, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɐn ˈoʊd, ɐ sˈɜːkəmstˌæns tɹɐdˈɪʃən hɐz ˌæksɪdˈɛntəli hˈændᵻd dˈaʊn, wɜː nˌɑːt ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl wɪð hˌɪm; ɪnðə pɹˈɛfəs tə hɪz tˈeɪlz hiː tˈɛlz ˌʌs, ðæt ɪn tɹænslˈeɪɾɪŋ hˈoʊmɚ hiː fˈaʊnd ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ plˈɛʒɚ ðɐn ɪn vˈɜːdʒɪl; bˌʌt ɪt wʌz nˌɑːɾə plˈɛʒɚ wɪðˌaʊt pˈeɪn; ðə kəntˈɪnjuːəl ˌædʒɪtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə spˈɪɹɪts mˈʌst nˈiːdz biː ɐ wˈiːkənɚ tʊ ˌɛni kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn ˈeɪdʒ, ænd mˈɛni pˈɔːzᵻz ɑːɹ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ ɹᵻfɹˈɛʃmənt bᵻtwˈɪkst ðə hˈiːts.