text_original: Mother sent me to learn it, and then procured me pupils, whom I taught, usually sitting on their knee. But lace work soon gave way to painting on velvet. This, too, I learned, and found profit in selling pictures. Ah, what pictures I did make.
text_transcription: MOTHER SENT ME TO LEARN IT AND THEN PROCURED ME PUPILS WHOM I TAUGHT USUALLY SITTING ON THEIR KNEE BUT LACE WORK SOON GAVE WAY TO PAINTING ON VELVET THIS TOO I LEARNED AND FOUND PROFIT IN SELLING PICTURES AH WHAT PICTURES I DID MAKE
phonemes: mˈʌðɚ sˈɛnt mˌiː tə lˈɜːn ɪt, ænd ðˈɛn pɹəkjˈʊɹd mˌiː pjˈuːpəlz, hˈuːm aɪ tˈɔːt, jˈuːʒuːəli sˈɪɾɪŋ ˌɔn ðɛɹ nˈiː. bˌʌt lˈeɪs wˈɜːk sˈuːn ɡˈeɪv wˈeɪ tə pˈeɪntɪŋ ˌɔn vˈɛlvɪt. ðˈɪs, tˈuː, aɪ lˈɜːnd, ænd fˈaʊnd pɹˈɑːfɪt ɪn sˈɛlɪŋ pˈɪktʃɚz. ˈɑː, wˌʌt pˈɪktʃɚz aɪ dˈɪd mˈeɪk.