text_original: Recognizing, therefore, that neither his talent nor his learning, "neither his wings nor his beak," as the ingenious Arab poet has it, could furnish him with a preface which would interest his readers, the author resolved merely to offer them a serious and frank account of the improvements introduced in this second edition.
text_transcription: RECOGNIZING THEREFORE THAT NEITHER HIS TALENT NOR HIS LEARNING NEITHER HIS WINGS NOR HIS BEAK AS THE INGENIOUS ARAB POET HAS IT COULD FURNISH HIM WITH A PREFACE WHICH WOULD INTEREST HIS READERS THE AUTHOR RESOLVED MERELY TO OFFER THEM A SERIOUS AND FRANK ACCOUNT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN THIS SECOND EDITION
phonemes: ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzɪŋ, ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ðæt nˈiːðɚ hɪz tˈælənt nˈɔːɹ hɪz lˈɜːnɪŋ, "nˈiːðɚ hɪz wˈɪŋz nˈɔːɹ hɪz bˈiːk," æz ðɪ ɪndʒˈiːniəs ˈæɹəb pˈoʊɪt hˌæzɪt, kʊd fˈɜːnɪʃ hˌɪm wɪð ɐ pɹˈɛfəs wˌɪtʃ wʊd ˈɪntɹɛst hɪz ɹˈiːdɚz, ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd mˈɪɹli tʊ ˈɔfɚ ðˌɛm ɐ sˈɪɹiəs ænd fɹˈæŋk ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðɪ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪn ðɪs sˈɛkənd ᵻdˈɪʃən.