text_original: To please the youthful Prince whom courtly fame Destines entempled in my works to be, How shall I write a fable with this name   Le Chat et la Souris? ("The Cat and the Mouse.") How can I represent in verse a maid Who, sweet in aspect, yet still ruthless played With hearts her charms snared, as you see Le petit Chat does la Souris? Shall I sketch Fortune, and show her deceit?
text_transcription: TO PLEASE THE YOUTHFUL PRINCE WHOM COURTLY FAME DESTINES AND TEMPLED IN MY WORKS TO BE HOW SHALL I WRITE A FABLE WITH THIS NAME LE SHA ILLASSURIE HOW CAN I REPRESENT IN VERSE A MAID WHO SWEET IN ASPECT YET STILL RUTHLESS PLAYED WITH HEARTS HER CHARMS SNARED AS YOU SEE LE PETITA THUS LA SOURRIE SHALL I SKETCH FORTUNE AND SHOW HER DECEIT
phonemes: tə plˈiːz ðə jˈuːθfəl pɹˈɪns hˈuːm kˈɔːɹtli fˈeɪm dˈɛstɪnz ɛntˈɛmpəld ɪn maɪ wˈɜːks tə bˈiː, hˌaʊ ʃˌæl aɪ ɹˈaɪt ɐ fˈeɪbəl wɪð ðɪs nˈeɪm lə tʃˈæt ˈɛt lˌæ sˈaʊɚɹˌɪs? ("ðə kˈæt ænd ðə mˈaʊs.") hˌaʊ kæn aɪ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ɪn vˈɜːs ɐ mˈeɪd hˈuː, swˈiːt ɪn ˈæspɛkt, jˈɛt stˈɪl ɹˈuːθləs plˈeɪd wɪð hˈɑːɹts hɜː tʃˈɑːɹmz snˈɛɹd, æz juː sˈiː lə pətˈiː tʃˈæt dˈʌz lˌæ sˈaʊɚɹˌɪs? ʃˌæl aɪ skˈɛtʃ fˈɔːɹtʃʊn, ænd ʃˈoʊ hɜː dᵻsˈiːt?