text_original: The proofs of this reprint have accordingly been read with sedulous care ; and the author now ventures to hope, in which he is sustained by one or two close friends, that this romance rediciuus is worthy to figure among those splendid writings before which " the eleven stars bow low, as before the sun and moon."
text_transcription: THE PROOFS OF THIS REPRINT HAVE ACCORDINGLY BEEN READ WITH SEDULOUS CARE AND THE AUTHOR NOW VENTURES TO HOPE IN WHICH HE IS SUSTAINED BY ONE OR TWO CLOSE FRIENDS THAT THIS ROMAN SVIDRI VIVUS IS WORTHY TO FIGURE AMONG THOSE SPLENDID WRITINGS BEFORE WHICH THE ELEVEN STARS BOW LOW AS BEFORE THE SUN AND MOON
phonemes: ðə pɹˈuːfs ʌv ðɪs ɹᵻpɹˈɪnt hæv ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋli bˌɪn ɹˈɛd wɪð sˈɛdʒuːləs kˈɛɹ ; ænd ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ nˈaʊ vˈɛntʃɚz tə hˈoʊp, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ɪz səstˈeɪnd baɪ wˈʌn ɔːɹ tˈuː klˈoʊs fɹˈɛndz, ðæt ðɪs ɹoʊmˈæns ɹᵻdˈɪsɪˌuːz ɪz wˈɜːði tə fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðoʊz splˈɛndɪd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz bᵻfˌɔːɹ wˈɪtʃ " ðɪ ᵻlˈɛvən stˈɑːɹz bˈoʊ lˈoʊ, æz bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə sˈʌn ænd mˈuːn."