text_original: Such knowledge is necessarily incomplete xxii INTRODUCTION and somewhat fragmentary. We do not know the exact latitude and longitude of the spot where the Constitu  tion encountered the Guerriere, perhaps we have even forgotten the year when the famous battle took place; but we are reasonably sure to remember that the familiar name of the first mentioned vessel was "Old Ironsides," and that Holmes wrote a poem with that title.
text_transcription: SUCH KNOWLEDGE IS NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE AND SOMEWHAT FRAGMENTARY WE DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE SPOT WHERE THE CONSTITUTION ENCOUNTERED THE GUERRIERE PERHAPS WE HAVE EVEN FORGOTTEN THE YEAR WHEN THE FAMOUS BATTLE TOOK PLACE BUT WE ARE REASONABLY SURE TO REMEMBER THAT THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FIRST MENTIONED VESSEL WAS OLD IRON SIDES AND THAT HOLMES WROTE A POEM WITH THAT TITLE
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪz nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ɪŋkəmplˈiːt ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti tˈuː ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ænd sˈʌmwʌt fɹæɡmˈɛntɚɹi. wiː duːnˌɑːt nˈoʊ ðɪ ɛɡzˈækt lˈæɾɪtˌuːd ænd lˈɔndʒɪtˌuːd ʌvðə spˈɑːt wˌɛɹ ðə kənstˈɪɾuː tɪˈɑːn ɛŋkˈaʊntɚd ðə ɡˌɛɹiˈɛɹ, pɚhˈæps wiː hæv ˈiːvən fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩ ðə jˈɪɹ wɛn ðə fˈeɪməs bˈæɾəl tˈʊk plˈeɪs; bˌʌt wiː ɑːɹ ɹˈiːzənəbli ʃˈʊɹ tə ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ ðætðə fəmˈɪlɪɹ nˈeɪm ʌvðə fˈɜːst mˈɛnʃənd vˈɛsəl wʌz "ˈoʊld ˈaɪɚnsaɪdz," ænd ðæt hˈoʊmz ɹˈoʊt ɐ pˈoʊᵻm wɪð ðæt tˈaɪɾəl.