text_original: It must be owned that beyond the pleasure of see  ing the half dozen capital letters which spell out one's name printed in fine black characters upon smooth white paper, there is also a certain charm in displaying it in solitary grandeur upon the back of the cover, as if the work which it adorns, far from being the only monument of the author's genius, were but one of the columns in the imposing temple wherein his genius is some day to spread its wings, but a slight specimen of his hidden talent and his unpublished glory.
text_transcription: IT MUST BE OWNED THAT BEYOND THE PLEASURE OF SEEING THE HALF DOZEN CAPITAL LETTERS WHICH SPELL OUT ONE'S NAME PRINTED IN FINE BLACK CHARACTERS UPON SMOOTH WHITE PAPER THERE IS ALSO A CERTAIN CHARM IN DISPLAYING IT IN SOLITARY GRANDEUR UPON THE BACK OF THE COVER AS IF THE WORK WHICH IT ADORNS FAR FROM BEING THE ONLY MONUMENT OF THE AUTHOR'S GENIUS WERE BUT ONE OF THE COLUMNS IN THE IMPOSING TEMPER WHEREIN HIS GENIUS IS SOME DAY TO SPREAD ITS WINGS BUT A SLIGHT SPECIMEN OF HIS HIDDEN TALENT AND HIS UNPUBLISHED GLORY
phonemes: ɪt mˈʌst biː ˈoʊnd ðæt bᵻjˌɔnd ðə plˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv sˈiː ˈɪŋ ðə hˈæf dˈʌzən kˈæpɪɾəl lˈɛɾɚz wˌɪtʃ spˈɛl ˈaʊt wˈʌnz nˈeɪm pɹˈɪntᵻd ɪn fˈaɪn blˈæk kˈæɹɪktɚz əpˌɑːn smˈuːð wˈaɪt pˈeɪpɚ, ðɛɹ ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ tʃˈɑːɹm ɪn dɪsplˈeɪɪŋ ɪɾ ɪn sˈɑːlətˌɛɹi ɡɹændˈʊɹ əpˌɑːn ðə bˈæk ʌvðə kˈʌvɚ, æz ɪf ðə wˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɐdˈɔːɹnz, fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊnli mˈɑːnjuːmənt ʌvðɪ ˈɔːθɚz dʒˈiːnɪəs, wɜː bˌʌt wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈɑːlʌmz ɪnðɪ ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ tˈɛmpəl wˈɛɹɪn hɪz dʒˈiːnɪəs ɪz sˌʌm dˈeɪ tə spɹˈɛd ɪts wˈɪŋz, bˌʌt ɐ slˈaɪt spˈɛsɪmən ʌv hɪz hˈɪdən tˈælənt ænd hɪz ʌnpˈʌblɪʃt ɡlˈɔːɹi.