text_original: He instantly begged to inform the would be joker that all journalists, without distinc  tion, are mirrors of courtesy, wisdom, and good faith, and requested him not to insult him by believing him to be one of those ungrateful citizens who are ever ready to ad  dress those dictators of taste and genius in this poor verse of an old poet, — " Keep your own skins, my friends, nor other folk condemn," 1 Koran. 10 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. for he is far from thinking that the lion's skin is not the true skin of those popular gentlemen.
text_transcription: HE INSTANTLY BEGGED TO INFORM THE WOULD BE JOKER THAT ALL JOURNALISTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION ARE MIRRORS OF COURTESY WISDOM AND GOOD FAITH AND REQUESTED HIM NOT TO INSULT HIM BY BELIEVING HIM TO BE ONE OF THOSE UNGRATEFUL CITIZENS WHO ARE EVER READY TO ADDRESS THOSE DICTATORS OF TASTE AND GENIUS IN THIS POOR VERSE OF AN OLD POET KEEP YOUR OWN SKINS MY FRIEND NOR OTHER FOLK CONDEMN FOR HE IS FAR FROM THINKING THAT THE LION'S SKIN IS NOT THE TRUE SKIN OF THOSE POPULAR GENTLEMEN
phonemes: hiː ˈɪnstəntli bˈɛɡd tʊ ɪnfˈɔːɹm ðə wʊd biː dʒˈoʊkɚ ðæt ˈɔːl dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪsts, wɪðˌaʊt dɪstˈɪŋk tɪˈɑːn, ɑːɹ mˈɪɹɚz ʌv kˈɜːɾəsi, wˈɪzdəm, ænd ɡˈʊd fˈeɪθ, ænd ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd hˌɪm nˌɑːt tʊ ˈɪnsʌlt hˌɪm baɪ bᵻlˈiːvɪŋ hˌɪm təbi wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz ʌŋɡɹˈeɪtfəl sˈɪɾɪzənz hˌuː ɑːɹ ˈɛvɚ ɹˈɛdi tʊ ˈæd dɹˈɛs ðoʊz dɪktˈeɪɾɚz ʌv tˈeɪst ænd dʒˈiːnɪəs ɪn ðɪs pˈʊɹ vˈɜːs əvən ˈoʊld pˈoʊɪt, — " kˈiːp jʊɹ ˈoʊn skˈɪnz, maɪ fɹˈɛndz, nˈɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ fˈoʊk kəndˈɛm," wˈʌn kɔːɹˈɑːn. tˈɛn pɹˈɛfəs tuː ðə sˈɛkənd ᵻdˈɪʃən. fɔːɹ hiː ɪz fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm θˈɪŋkɪŋ ðætðə lˈaɪənz skˈɪn ɪz nˌɑːt ðə tɹˈuː skˈɪn ʌv ðoʊz pˈɑːpjʊlɚ dʒˈɛntəlmən.