text_original: One principal cause of this I suppose to have been that, as we despaired of excelling the two great masters of oratory, Cicero and Livy, in their own manner, we took up another, which to many appeared more shining, and gave our compositions a more original air; but it is mortifying to me to say much on this subject. Permit me, therefore, to resume the contemplation of that on which our conversation turned before.
text_transcription: ONE PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF THIS I SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN THAT AS WE DESPAIRED OF EXCELLING THE TWO GREAT MASTERS OF ORATORY CICERO AND LIVY IN THEIR OWN MANNER WE TOOK UP ANOTHER WHICH TO MANY APPEARED MORE SHINING AND GAVE OUR COMPOSITIONS A MORE ORIGINAL AIR BUT IT IS MORTIFYING TO ME TO SAY MUCH ON THIS SUBJECT PERMIT ME THEREFORE TO RESUME THE CONTEMPLATION OF THAT ON WHICH OUR CONVERSATION TURNED BEFORE
phonemes: wˈʌn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl kˈɔːz ʌv ðɪs aɪ səpˈoʊz tə hɐvbɪn ðˈæt, æz wiː dᵻspˈɛɹd ʌv ɛksˈɛlɪŋ ðə tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæstɚz ʌv ˈɔːɹətˌɔːɹi, sˈaɪsɹoʊ ænd lˈɪvi, ɪn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn mˈænɚ, wiː tˈʊk ˌʌp ɐnˈʌðɚ, wˌɪtʃ tə mˈɛni ɐpˈɪɹd mˈɔːɹ ʃˈaɪnɪŋ, ænd ɡˈeɪv ˌaʊɚ kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃənz ɐ mˈɔːɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˈɛɹ; bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz mˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪɪŋ tə mˌiː tə sˈeɪ mˈʌtʃ ˌɔn ðɪs sˈʌbdʒɛkt. pˈɜːmɪt mˌiː, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, tə ɹᵻzˈuːm ðə kˌɑːntəmplˈeɪʃən ʌv ðæt ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ ˌaʊɚ kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən tˈɜːnd bᵻfˈɔːɹ.