text_original: I have been asked if I am serious in my conjecture that "the _meteor beard_" of Hudibras might have given birth to the "_Bard_" of Gray? I reply, that the _burlesque_ and the _sublime_ are extremes, and extremes meet. How often does it merely depend on our own state of mind, and on our own taste, to consider the sublime as burlesque!
text_transcription: I HAVE BEEN ASKED IF I AM SERIOUS IN MY CONJECTURE THAT THE METEOR BEARD OF HOODE BRAS MIGHT HAVE GIVEN BIRTH TO THE BARD OF GRAY I REPLIED THAT THE BURLESQUE AND THE SUBLIME ARE EXTREMES AND EXTREMES MEAT HOW OFTEN DOES IT MERELY DEPEND ON OUR OWN STATE OF MIND AND ON OUR OWN TASTE TO CONSIDER THE SUBLIME AS BURLESQUE
phonemes: aɪ hɐvbɪn ˈæskt ɪf aɪɐm sˈɪɹiəs ɪn maɪ kəndʒˈɛktʃɚ ðˈæt "ðə mˈiːɾɪɚ bˈɪɹd" ʌv hjˈuːdɪbɹəz mˌaɪthɐv ɡˈɪvən bˈɜːθ tə ðə "bˈɑːɹd" ʌv ɡɹˈeɪ? aɪ ɹᵻplˈaɪ, ðætðə bɜːlˈɛsk ænd ðə sʌblˈaɪm ɑːɹ ɛkstɹˈiːmz, ænd ɛkstɹˈiːmz mˈiːt. hˌaʊ ˈɔfən dˈʌz ɪt mˈɪɹli dᵻpˈɛnd ˌɔn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn stˈeɪt ʌv mˈaɪnd, ænd ˌɔn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈeɪst, tə kənsˈɪdɚ ðə sʌblˈaɪm æz bɜːlˈɛsk!