text_original: He kept his word; and to my fable I add a moral, as I'm able: Youth hopes to win all by address; But age is ever pitiless. FABLE CCXX. THE BAT, THE BUSH, AND THE DUCK. A Bat, a Bush, and Duck, one day, Finding home business would not pay, Resolved their purses to unite, And risks of foreign trade invite.
text_transcription: HE KEPT HIS WORD AND TO MY FABLE I ADD MORAL AS I'M ABLE YOUTH HOPES TO WIN ALL BY ADDRESS BUT AGE IS EVER PITILESS FABLE TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY THE BET THE BUSH AND THE DUCK A BET A BUSH AND DUCK ONE DAY FINDING HOME BUSINESS WOULD NOT PAY RESOLVED THEIR PURSES TO UNITE AND RISKS OF FOREIGN TRADE INVITE
phonemes: hiː kˈɛpt hɪz wˈɜːd; ænd tə maɪ fˈeɪbəl aɪ ˈæd ɐ mˈɔːɹəl, æz aɪm ˈeɪbəl: jˈuːθ hˈoʊps tə wˈɪn ˈɔːl baɪ ɐdɹˈɛs; bˌʌt ˈeɪdʒ ɪz ˈɛvɚ pˈɪɾiləs. fˈeɪbəl sˌiːsˌiːˌɛksˈɛks. ðə bˈæt, ðə bˈʊʃ, ænd ðə dˈʌk. ɐ bˈæt, ɐ bˈʊʃ, ænd dˈʌk, wˈʌn dˈeɪ, fˈaɪndɪŋ hˈoʊm bˈɪznəs wʊd nˌɑːt pˈeɪ, ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd ðɛɹ pˈɜːsᵻz tə juːnˈaɪt, ænd ɹˈɪsks ʌv fˈɔːɹən tɹˈeɪd ɪnvˈaɪt.