text_original: Let me premise that these notices (the wrecks of a large collection of passages I had once formed merely as exercises to form my taste) are not given with the petty malignant delight of detecting the unacknowledged imitations of our best writers, but merely to habituate the young student to an instructive amusement, and to exhibit that beautiful variety which the same image is capable of exhibiting when retouched with all the art of genius.
text_transcription: LET ME PREMISE THAT THESE NOTICES THE WRECKS OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PASSAGES I HAD ONCE FORMED MERELY AS EXERCISES TO FORM MY TASTE ARE NOT GIVEN WITH THE PETTY MALIGNANT DELIGHT OF DETECTING THE UNACKNOWLEDGED IMITATIONS OF OUR BEST WRITERS BUT MERELY TO HABITUATE THE YOUNG STUDENT TO AN INSTRUCTIVE AMUSEMENT AND TO EXHIBIT THAT BEAUTIFUL VARIETY WHICH THE SAME IMAGE IS CAPABLE OF EXHIBITING WHEN RETOUCHED WITH ALL THE ART OF GENIUS
phonemes: lˈɛt mˌiː pɹˈɛmɪs ðæt ðiːz nˈoʊɾɪsᵻz (ðə ɹˈɛks əvə lˈɑːɹdʒ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv pˈæsɪdʒᵻz aɪ hæd wˈʌns fˈɔːɹmd mˈɪɹli æz ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzᵻz tə fˈɔːɹm maɪ tˈeɪst) ɑːɹ nˌɑːt ɡˈɪvən wɪððə pˈɛɾi məlˈɪɡnənt dᵻlˈaɪt ʌv dɪtˈɛktɪŋ ðɪ ʌnɐknˈɑːlɪdʒd ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˌaʊɚ bˈɛst ɹˈaɪɾɚz, bˌʌt mˈɪɹli tə hˈæbɪtʃˌuːeɪt ðə jˈʌŋ stˈuːdənt tʊ ɐn ɪnstɹˈʌktɪv ɐmjˈuːzmənt, ænd tʊ ɛɡzˈɪbɪt ðæt bjˈuːɾifəl vɚɹˈaɪəɾi wˌɪtʃ ðə sˈeɪm ˈɪmɪdʒ ɪz kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv ɛɡzˈɪbɪɾɪŋ wɛn ɹᵻtˈʌtʃt wɪð ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɑːɹt ʌv dʒˈiːnɪəs.