text_original: As for the rations and general living, I suppose they were much the same on a merchantman as on a king's ship, and we shall pre  sently see how the men lived in the Boyal Navy in the middle of the eighteenth century.
text_transcription: AS FOR THE RATIONS IN GENERAL LIVING I SUPPOSE THEY WERE MUCH THE SAME ON A MERCHANTMAN AS ON A KING'S SHIP AND WE SHALL PRESENTLY SEE HOW THE MEN LIVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
phonemes: æz fɚðə ɹˈæʃənz ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl lˈɪvɪŋ, aɪ səpˈoʊz ðeɪ wɜː mˈʌtʃ ðə sˈeɪm ˌɔn ɐ mˈɜːtʃæntmən æz ˌɔn ɐ kˈɪŋz ʃˈɪp, ænd wiːʃˌɐl pɹˈiː sˈɛntli sˈiː hˌaʊ ðə mˈɛn lˈɪvd ɪnðə bˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvi ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.