text_original: Those who censure their _length_ only show the littleness of their judgment; as if Homer and Virgil were to be despised, because many of their books were filled with episodes and incidents that necessarily retard the conclusion. It does not require much penetration to observe that _Cyrus_ and _Clelia_ are a species of the _epic_ poem. The epic must embrace a number of events to suspend the course of the narrative; which, only taking in a part of the life of the hero, would terminate too soon to display the skill of the poet.
text_transcription: THOSE WHO CENSURE THEIR LENGTH ONLY SHOW THE LITTLENESS OF THEIR JUDGMENT AS IF HOMER AND VIRGIL WERE TO BE DESPISED BECAUSE MANY OF THEIR BOOKS WERE FILLED WITH EPISODES AND INCIDENTS THAT NECESSARILY RETARD THE CONCLUSION IT DOES NOT REQUIRE MUCH PENETRATION TO OBSERVE THAT CYRUS AND CLEA ARE A SPECIES OF THE EPIC POEM THE EPIC MUST EMBRACE A NUMBER OF EVENTS TO SUSPEND THE COURSE OF THE NARRATIVE WHICH ONLY TAKING IN A PART OF THE LIFE OF THE HERO WOULD TERMINATE TOO SOON TO DISPLAY THE SKILL OF THE POET
phonemes: ðoʊz hˌuː sˈɛnʃɚ ðɛɹ lˈɛŋθ ˈoʊnli ʃˈoʊ ðə lˈɪtəlnəs ʌv ðɛɹ dʒˈʌdʒmənt; æz ɪf hˈoʊmɚ ænd vˈɜːdʒɪl wɜː təbi dᵻspˈaɪzd, bɪkˈʌz mˈɛnɪəv ðɛɹ bˈʊks wɜː fˈɪld wɪð ˈɛpɪsˌoʊdz ænd ˈɪnsɪdənts ðæt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ɹᵻtˈɑːɹd ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən. ɪt dʌznˌɑːt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ mˈʌtʃ pˌɛnɪtɹˈeɪʃən tʊ əbzˈɜːv ðæt sˈaɪɹəs ænd klˈɛliə ɑːɹ ɐ spˈiːsiːz ʌvðɪ ˈɛpɪk pˈoʊᵻm. ðɪ ˈɛpɪk mˈʌst ɛmbɹˈeɪs ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ᵻvˈɛnts tə səspˈɛnd ðə kˈɔːɹs ʌvðə nˈæɹətˌɪv; wˈɪtʃ, ˈoʊnli tˈeɪkɪŋ ɪn ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə lˈaɪf ʌvðə hˈiəɹoʊ, wʊd tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪt tˈuː sˈuːn tə dɪsplˈeɪ ðə skˈɪl ʌvðə pˈoʊɪt.