text_original: Voltaire appears to confirm the opinion of our critic, in respect to the translation: "It is reported that Corneille's translation of the Imitation of Jesus Christ has been printed thirty two times; it is as difficult to believe this as it is to _read the book once_!"
text_transcription: VOLTAIRE APPEARS TO CONFIRM THE OPINION OF OUR CRITIC IN RESPECT TO THE TRANSLATION IT IS REPORTED THAT CORNAY'S TRANSLATION OF THE IMITATION OF JESUS CHRIST HAS BEEN PRINTED THIRTY TWO TIMES IT IS AS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THIS AS IT IS TO READ THE BOOK ONCE
phonemes: voʊltˈɛɹ ɐpˈɪɹz tə kənfˈɜːm ðɪ əpˈɪniən ʌv ˌaʊɚ kɹˈɪɾɪk, ɪn ɹᵻspˈɛkt tə ðə tɹænslˈeɪʃən: "ɪɾ ɪz ɹᵻpˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðæt kɔːɹnˈeɪz tɹænslˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒˈiːzəs kɹˈaɪst hˈæzbiːn pɹˈɪntᵻd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː tˈaɪmz; ɪɾ ɪz æz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə bᵻlˈiːv ðɪs ˌæzɪtˌɪz tə ɹˈiːd ðə bˈʊk wˈʌns!"