text_original: Our nobility not unfrequently condescended to translate these voluminous compositions. The diminutive size of our modern novels is undoubtedly an improvement: but, in resembling the size of primers, it were to be wished that their contents had also resembled their inoffensive pages.
text_transcription: OUR NOBILITY NOT UNFREQUENTLY CONDESCENDED TO TRANSLATE THESE VOLUMINOUS COMPOSITIONS THE DIMINUTIVE SIZE OF OUR MODERN NOVELS IS UNDOUBTEDLY AN IMPROVEMENT BUT IN RESEMBLING THE SIZE OF PRIMERS IT WERE TO BE WISHED THAT THEIR CONTENTS HAD ALSO RESEMBLED THEIR INOFFENSIVE PAGES
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi nˌɑːt ʌnfɹˈiːkwəntli kˌɑːndᵻsˈɛndᵻd tə tɹænslˈeɪt ðiːz vəlˈuːmɪnəs kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃənz. ðə dᵻmˈɪnjuːtˌɪv sˈaɪz ʌv ˌaʊɚ mˈɑːdɚn nˈɑːvəlz ɪz ʌndˈaʊɾᵻdli ɐn ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt: bˌʌt, ɪn ɹᵻzˈɛmblɪŋ ðə sˈaɪz ʌv pɹˈaɪmɚz, ɪt wɜː təbi wˈɪʃt ðæt ðɛɹ kˈɑːntɛnts hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld ðɛɹ ɪnəfˈɛnsɪv pˈeɪdʒᵻz.