text_original: * * * * * Now young Octavian was blessed with an excellent sense of humour; and on thinking matters over, he determined to gain his own ends and to get the better of the Baron by playing on him a merry trick which should lead to the undoing and ridicule of the vain glorious libertine.
text_transcription: YOUNG OCTAVIAN WAS BLESSED WITH AN EXCELLENT SENSE OF HUMOUR AND ON THINKING MATTERS OVER HE DETERMINED TO GAIN HIS OWN ENDS AND TO GET THE BETTER OF THE BARON BY PLAYING ON HIM A MERRY TRICK WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO THE UNDOING AND RIDICULE OF THE VAINGLORIOUS LIBERTINE
phonemes: ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk nˈaʊ jˈʌŋ ɑːktˈeɪviən wʌz blˈɛst wɪð ɐn ˈɛksələnt sˈɛns ʌv hjˈuːmɚ; ænd ˌɔn θˈɪŋkɪŋ mˈæɾɚz ˈoʊvɚ, hiː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə ɡˈeɪn hɪz ˈoʊn ˈɛndz ænd tə ɡɛt ðə bˈɛɾɚɹ ʌvðə bˈæɹən baɪ plˈeɪɪŋ ˌɔn hˌɪm ɐ mˈɛɹi tɹˈɪk wˌɪtʃ ʃˌʊd lˈiːd tə ðɪ ʌndˈuːɪŋ ænd ɹˈɪdɪkjˌuːl ʌvðə vˈeɪn ɡlˈɔːɹiəs lˈɪbɚtˌiːn.