text_original: Melisse, in reading the "History of Alexander," has become madly in love with this hero, and will have no other husband than "him of Macedon." Hesperie imagines her fatal charms occasion a hundred disappointments in the world, but prides herself on her perfect insensibility.
text_transcription: MELISSE IN READING THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER HAS BECOME MADLY IN LOVE WITH THIS HERO AND WILL HAVE NO OTHER HUSBAND THAN HIM OF MACEDON ESPIRIS IMAGINES HER FATAL CHARMS OCCASION A HUNDRED DISAPPOINTMENTS IN THE WORLD BUT PRIDES HERSELF ON HER PERFECT INSENSIBILITY
phonemes: mˈɛlɪs, ɪn ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðə "hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ," hɐz bɪkˌʌm mˈædli ɪn lˈʌv wɪð ðɪs hˈiəɹoʊ, ænd wɪl hæv nˈoʊ ˈʌðɚ hˈʌsbənd ðɐn "hˌɪm ʌv mˈæsɪdən." hˈɛspɚɹi ɪmˈædʒɪnz hɜː fˈeɪɾəl tʃˈɑːɹmz əkˈeɪʒən ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənts ɪnðə wˈɜːld, bˌʌt pɹˈaɪdz hɜːsˈɛlf ˌɔn hɜː pˈɜːfɛkt ɪnsˌɛnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi.