text_original: It is, perhaps, some excuse for the affectation of my style that it was the fashion of the age in which I wrote. Even the eloquence of Tacitus, however nervous and sublime, was not unaffected.
text_transcription: IT IS PERHAPS SOME EXCUSE FOR THE AFFECTATION OF MY STYLE THAT IT WAS THE FASHION OF THE AGE IN WHICH I WROTE EVEN THE ELOQUENCE OF TACITUS HOWEVER NERVOUS AND SUBLIME WAS NOT UNAFFECTED
phonemes: ɪɾ ˈɪz, pɚhˈæps, sˌʌm ɛkskjˈuːs fɚðɪ ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən ʌv maɪ stˈaɪl ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzðə fˈæʃən ʌvðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ɪnwˌɪtʃ aɪ ɹˈoʊt. ˈiːvən ðɪ ˈɛləkwəns ʌv tˈæsɪɾəs, haʊˈɛvɚ nˈɜːvəs ænd sʌblˈaɪm, wʌz nˌɑːt ʌnɐfˈɛktᵻd.