text_original: He was about to close this long epistle, when his publisher, on the point of sending the book to the reviews, requested that he would add a few complimentary notices of his own work, adding, to remove all the author's scruples, that "his writing should not be the means of compromising him, as he would copy these articles himself."
text_transcription: HE WAS ABOUT TO CLOSE THIS LONG EPISTLE WHEN HIS PUBLISHER ON THE POINT OF SENDING THE BOOK TO THE REVIEWS REQUESTED THAT HE WOULD ADD A FEW COMPLIMENTARY NOTICES OF HIS OWN WORK ADDING TO REMOVE ALL THE AUTHOR'S SCRUPLES THAT HIS WRITING SHOULD NOT BE THE MEANS OF COMPROMISING HIM AS HE WOULD COPY THESE ARTICLES HIMSELF
phonemes: hiː wʌz ɐbˌaʊt tə klˈoʊz ðɪs lˈɔŋ ᵻpˈɪsəl, wˌɛn hɪz pˈʌblɪʃɚ, ɔnðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv sˈɛndɪŋ ðə bˈʊk tə ðə ɹᵻvjˈuːz, ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd ðæt hiː wʊd ˈæd ɐ fjˈuː kˌɑːmplɪmˈɛntɚɹi nˈoʊɾɪsᵻz ʌv hɪz ˈoʊn wˈɜːk, ˈædɪŋ, tə ɹᵻmˈuːv ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɔːθɚz skɹˈuːpəlz, ðˈæt "hɪz ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt biː ðə mˈiːnz ʌv kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ hˌɪm, æz hiː wʊd kˈɑːpi ðiːz ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz hɪmsˈɛlf."