text_original: It would be tedious and beyond these limits to attempt further details or to follow the tracks of these hardy sailors. To those who love a tale of peril and of courage, there is no better reading than that of the old voyagers from Columbus, 54 CAPTAIN COOK CHAP. the first of modern navigators, down to Captain Cook, the last.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE TEDIOUS AND BEYOND THESE LIMITS TO ATTEMPT FURTHER DETAILS OR TO FOLLOW THE TRACKS OF THESE HARDY SAILORS TO THOSE WHO LOVE A TALE OF PERIL AND OF COURAGE THERE IS NO BETTER READING THAN THAT OF THE OLD VOYAGERS FROM COLUMBUS THE FIRST OF MODERN NAVIGATORS DOWN TO CAPTAIN COOK THE LAST
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː tˈiːdiəs ænd bᵻjˌɔnd ðiːz lˈɪmɪts tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt fˈɜːðɚ diːtˈeɪlz ɔːɹ tə fˈɑːloʊ ðə tɹˈæks ʌv ðiːz hˈɑːɹdi sˈeɪlɚz. tə ðoʊz hˌuː lˈʌv ɐ tˈeɪl ʌv pˈɛɹəl ænd ʌv kˈɜːɹɪdʒ, ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðɐn ðæt ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld vˈɔɪɪdʒɚz fɹʌm kəlˈʌmbəs, fˈɪfti fˈɔːɹ kˈæptɪn kˈʊk tʃˈæp. ðə fˈɜːst ʌv mˈɑːdɚn nˈævɪɡˌeɪɾɚz, dˌaʊn tə kˈæptɪn kˈʊk, ðə lˈæst.