text_original: He immediately knelt on one knee before me; spread one hand on his bosom, and said   'You are above my controul. I would not dare profane you, by the single touch of my finger. But I beseech you, by that firmness, that innocence which holds distrust and danger at defiance, I beseech you listen to me a few short moments longer.'
text_transcription: HE IMMEDIATELY KNELT ON ONE KNEE BEFORE ME SPREAD ONE HAND ON HIS BOSOM AND SAID YOU ARE ABOVE MY CONTROL I WOULD NOT DARE PROFANE YOU BY THE SINGLE TOUCH OF MY FINGER BUT I BESEECH YOU BY THAT FIRMNESS THAT INNOCENCE WHICH HOLDS DISTRUST AND DANGER AT DEFIANCE I BESEECH YOU LISTEN TO ME A FEW SHORT MOMENTS LONGER
phonemes: hiː ɪmˈiːdɪətli nˈɛlt ˌɔn wˈʌn nˈiː bᵻfˈɔːɹ mˌiː; spɹˈɛd wˈʌn hˈænd ˌɔn hɪz bˈʊzəm, ænd sˈɛd juː ɑːɹ əbˌʌv maɪ kˈɑːntɹaʊl. aɪ wʊd nˌɑːt dˈɛɹ pɹəfˈeɪn juː, baɪ ðə sˈɪŋɡəl tˈʌtʃ ʌv maɪ fˈɪŋɡɚ. bˌʌt aɪ bᵻsˈiːtʃ juː, baɪ ðæt fˈɜːmnəs, ðæt ˈɪnəsəns wˌɪtʃ hˈoʊldz dɪstɹˈʌst ænd dˈeɪndʒɚɹ æt dᵻfˈaɪəns, aɪ bᵻsˈiːtʃ juː lˈɪsən tə mˌiː ɐ fjˈuː ʃˈɔːɹt mˈoʊmənts lˈɔŋɡɚ.