text_original: It is said he spared Scarron because his merit, though it appeared but at intervals, was uncommon. Yet so much were burlesque verses the fashion after Scarron's works, that the booksellers would not publish poems, but with the word "Burlesque" in the title page.
text_transcription: IT IS SAID HE SPARED SCARRON BECAUSE HIS MERIT THOUGH IT APPEARED BUT AT INTERVALS WAS UNCOMMON YET SO MUCH WERE BURLESQUE VERSES THE FASHION AFTER SCARON'S WORKS THAT THE BOOKSELLERS WOULD NOT PUBLISH POEMS BUT WITH THE WORD BURLESQUE IN THE TITLE PAGE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd hiː spˈɛɹd skˈæɹən bɪkˈʌz hɪz mˈɛɹɪt, ðˌoʊ ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹd bˌʌt æɾ ˈɪntɚvəlz, wʌz ʌŋkˈɑːmən. jˈɛt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ wɜː bɜːlˈɛsk vˈɜːsᵻz ðə fˈæʃən ˈæftɚ skˈæɹənz wˈɜːks, ðætðə bˈʊksɛlɚz wʊd nˌɑːt pˈʌblɪʃ pˈoʊᵻmz, bˌʌt wɪððə wˈɜːd "bɜːlˈɛsk" ɪnðə tˈaɪɾəl pˈeɪdʒ.