text_original: To this I replied that your services to myself had been such as could never be requited with money; whereupon, he exclaimed that I was talking rubbish and nonsense; that evidently I was still young enough to read poetry; that romances of this kind were the undoing of young girls, that books only corrupted morality, and that, for his part, he could not abide them.
text_transcription: TO THIS I REPLIED THAT YOUR SERVICES TO MYSELF HAD BEEN SUCH AS COULD NEVER BE REQUITED WITH MONEY WHEREUPON HE EXCLAIMED THAT I WAS TALKING RUBBISH AND NONSENSE THAT EVIDENTLY I WAS STILL YOUNG ENOUGH TO READ POETRY THAT ROMANCES OF THIS KIND WERE THE UNDOING OF YOUNG GIRLS THAT BOOKS ONLY CORRUPTED MORALITY AND THAT FOR HIS PART HE COULD NOT ABIDE THEM
phonemes: tə ðɪs aɪ ɹᵻplˈaɪd ðæt jʊɹ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tə maɪsˈɛlf hɐdbɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐz kʊd nˈɛvɚ biː ɹᵻkwˈaɪɾᵻd wɪð mˈʌni; wˈɛɹəpˌɑːn, hiː ɛksklˈeɪmd ðæt aɪ wʌz tˈɔːkɪŋ ɹˈʌbɪʃ ænd nˈɑːnsəns; ðæt ˈɛvɪdəntli aɪ wʌz stˈɪl jˈʌŋ ɪnˈʌf tə ɹˈiːd pˈoʊɪtɹi; ðæt ɹoʊmˈænsᵻz ʌv ðɪs kˈaɪnd wɜː ðɪ ʌndˈuːɪŋ ʌv jˈʌŋ ɡˈɜːlz, ðæt bˈʊks ˈoʊnli kɚɹˈʌptᵻd mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi, ænd ðˈæt, fɔːɹ hɪz pˈɑːɹt, hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɐbˈaɪd ðˌɛm.