text_original: My first idea was to write a tract a few pages long, but I was carried away by my subject, and before I knew what I was doing my tract had become a kind of book, too large indeed for the matter contained in it, but too small for the subject of which it treats.
text_transcription: MY FIRST IDEA WAS TO WRITE A TRACT A FEW PAGES LONG BUT I WAS CARRIED AWAY BY MY SUBJECT AND BEFORE I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING MY TRACT HAD BECOME A KIND OF BOOK TOO LARGE INDEED FOR THE MATTER CONTAINED IN IT BUT TOO SMALL FOR THE SUBJECT OF WHICH IT TREATS
phonemes: maɪ fˈɜːst aɪdˈiə wʌz tə ɹˈaɪt ɐ tɹˈækt ɐ fjˈuː pˈeɪdʒᵻz lˈɔŋ, bˌʌt aɪ wʌz kˈæɹid ɐwˈeɪ baɪ maɪ sˈʌbdʒɛkt, ænd bᵻfˌɔːɹ aɪ nˈuː wʌt aɪ wʌz dˌuːɪŋ maɪ tɹˈækt hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv bˈʊk, tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ ˌɪndˈiːd fɚðə mˈæɾɚ kəntˈeɪnd ɪn ɪt, bˌʌt tˈuː smˈɔːl fɚðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪt tɹˈiːts.