text_original: The catastrophe relieves the old gentleman from his embarrassments. Melisse, faithful to her Macedonian hero, declares her resolution of dying before she marries any meaner personage. Hesperie refuses to marry, out of pity for mankind; for to make one man happy she thinks she must plunge a hundred into despair.
text_transcription: THE CATASTROPHE RELIEVES THE OLD GENTLEMAN FROM HIS EMBARRASSMENTS MEDICE FAITHFUL TO HER MACEDONIAN HERO DECLARES HER RESOLUTION OF DYING BEFORE SHE MARRIES ANY MEANER PERSONAGE ESPA RIFES TO MARRY OUT OF PITY FOR MANKIND FOR TO MAKE ONE MAN HAPPY SHE THINKS SHE MUST PLUNGE A HUNDRED INTO DESPAIR
phonemes: ðə kɐtˈæstɹəfi ɹᵻlˈiːvz ðɪ ˈoʊld dʒˈɛntəlmən fɹʌm hɪz ɛmbˈæɹəsmənts. mˈɛlɪs, fˈeɪθfəl tə hɜː mˌæsɪdˈoʊniən hˈiəɹoʊ, dᵻklˈɛɹz hɜː ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən ʌv dˈaɪɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ʃiː mˈæɹiz ˌɛni mˈiːnɚ pˈɜːsənɪdʒ. hˈɛspɚɹi ɹᵻfjˈuːzᵻz tə mˈæɹi, ˌaʊɾəv pˈɪɾi fɔːɹ mæŋkˈaɪnd; fɔːɹ tə mˌeɪk wˈʌn mˈæn hˈæpi ʃiː θˈɪŋks ʃiː mˈʌst plˈʌndʒ ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd ˌɪntʊ dᵻspˈɛɹ.