text_original: Although these various formulae, according to the discreet adviser, were not without their attested virtues, the author did not feel sufficient humility and paternal indifference to expose his work to the disap  pointment or the demands of the reader who should peruse these magnificent apologies, nor sufficient effrontery to imi  tate those rustic mountebanks who attract the curious pub  PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 13 lie by displaying a painted crocodile upon a curtain, behind which, on paying their fee, they find nothing but a lizard.
text_transcription: ALTHOUGH THESE VARIOUS FORMULAE ACCORDING TO THE DISCREET ADVISER WERE NOT WITHOUT THEIR ATTESTED VIRTUES THE AUTHOR DID NOT FEEL SUFFICIENT HUMILITY AND PATERNAL INDIFFERENCE TO EXPOSE HIS WORK TO THE DISAPPOINTMENT OR THE DEMANDS OF THE READER WHO SHOULD PEROUSE THESE MAGNIFICENT APOLOGIES NOR SUFFICIENT EFFRONTERY TO IMITATE THOSE RUSTIC MOUNTEBANKS WHO ATTRACT THE CURIOUS PUBLIC BY DISPLAYING A PAINTED CROCODILE UPON A CURTAIN BEHIND WHICH ON PAYING THEIR FEE THEY FIND NOTHING BUT A LIZARD
phonemes: ɔːlðˈoʊ ðiːz vˈɛɹiəs fˈɔːɹmjʊlˌiː, ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðə dɪskɹˈiːt ɐdvˈaɪzɚ, wɜː nˌɑːt wɪðˌaʊt ðɛɹ ɐtˈɛstᵻd vˈɜːtʃuːz, ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ dɪdnˌɑːt fˈiːl səfˈɪʃənt hjuːmˈɪlᵻɾi ænd pətˈɜːnəl ɪndˈɪfɹəns tʊ ɛkspˈoʊz hɪz wˈɜːk tə ðə dɪsˈæp pˈɔɪntmənt ɔːɹ ðə dᵻmˈændz ʌvðə ɹˈiːdɚ hˌuː ʃˌʊd pɚɹˈuːz ðiːz mæɡnˈɪfɪsənt ɐpˈɑːlədʒiz, nˈɔːɹ səfˈɪʃənt ˈɛfɹəntɚɹi tʊ ɪmi tˈeɪt ðoʊz ɹˈʌstɪk mˈaʊntɪbˌæŋks hˌuː ɐtɹˈækt ðə kjˈʊɹɹiəs pˈʌb pɹˈɛfəs tuː ðə sˈɛkənd ᵻdˈɪʃən. θˈɜːtiːn lˈaɪ baɪ dɪsplˈeɪɪŋ ɐ pˈeɪntᵻd kɹˈɑːkədˌaɪl əpˌɑːn ɐ kˈɜːtən, bᵻhˌaɪnd wˈɪtʃ, ˌɔn pˈeɪɪŋ ðɛɹ fˈiː, ðeɪ fˈaɪnd nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ɐ lˈɪzɚd.