text_original: This kind of literary amusement is not despicable: there are few men of letters who have not been in the habit of marking parallel passages, or tracing imitation, in the thousand shapes it assumes; it forms, it cultivates, it delights taste to observe by what dexterity and variation genius conceals, or modifies, an original thought or image, and to view the same sentiment, or expression, borrowed with art, or heightened by embellishment.
text_transcription: THIS KIND OF LITERARY AMUSEMENT IS NOT DESPICABLE THERE ARE FEW MEN OF LETTERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE HABIT OF MARKING PARALLEL PASSAGES OR TRACING IMITATION IN THE THOUSAND SHAPES IT ASSUMES IT FORMS IT CULTIVATES IT DELIGHTS TASTE TO OBSERVE BY WHAT DEXTERITY AND VARIATION GENIUS CONCEALS OR MODIFIES AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT OR IMAGE AND TO VIEW THE SAME SENTIMENT OR EXPRESSION BORROWED WITH ART OR HEIGHTENED BY EMBELLISHMENT
phonemes: ðɪs kˈaɪnd ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ɐmjˈuːzmənt ɪz nˌɑːt dᵻspˈɪkəbəl: ðɛɹˌɑːɹ fjˈuː mˈɛn ʌv lˈɛɾɚz hˌuː hɐvnˌɑːt bˌɪn ɪnðə hˈæbɪt ʌv mˈɑːɹkɪŋ pˈæɹəlˌɛl pˈæsɪdʒᵻz, ɔːɹ tɹˈeɪsɪŋ ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən, ɪnðə θˈaʊzənd ʃˈeɪps ɪɾ ɐsˈuːmz; ɪt fˈɔːɹmz, ɪt kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪts, ɪt dᵻlˈaɪts tˈeɪst tʊ əbzˈɜːv baɪ wʌt dɛkstˈɛɹᵻɾi ænd vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃən dʒˈiːnɪəs kənsˈiːlz, ɔːɹ mˈɑːdᵻfˌaɪz, ɐn ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl θˈɔːt ɔːɹ ˈɪmɪdʒ, ænd tə vjˈuː ðə sˈeɪm sˈɛntɪmənt, ɔːɹ ɛkspɹˈɛʃən, bˈɑːɹoʊd wɪð ˈɑːɹt, ɔːɹ hˈaɪʔn̩d baɪ ɛmbˈɛlɪʃmənt.