text_original: Euskin says to be noble is to be known, and at that period there was a great demand on the part of women for their full allowance of nobility; but not one in a hundred thought of merit as a means of reaching it. No use waiting to learn to put two con  142 Half a Century. secutive sentences together in anj connected form, or for an idea or the power of expressing it. One woman was printing her productions, and why shonld not all the rest do likewise?
text_transcription: RUSKIN SAYS TO BE NOBLE IS TO BE KNOWN AND AT THAT PERIOD THERE WAS A GREAT DEMAND ON THE PART OF WOMEN FOR THEIR FULL ALLOWANCE OF NOBILITY BUT NOT ONE IN A HUNDRED THOUGHT OF MERIT AS A MEANS OF REACHING IT NO USE WAITING TO LEARN TO PUT TWO CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES TOGETHER IN ANY CONNECTED FORM OR FOREIGN IDEA OR THE POWER OF EXPRESSING IT ONE WOMAN WAS PRINTING HER PRODUCTIONS AND WHY SHOULD NOT ALL THE REST DO LIKEWISE
phonemes: jˈuːskɪn sˈɛz təbi nˈoʊbəl ɪz təbi nˈoʊn, ænd æt ðæt pˈiəɹɪəd ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻmˈænd ɔnðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv wˈɪmɪn fɔːɹ ðɛɹ fˈʊl ɐlˈaʊəns ʌv noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi; bˌʌt nˌɑːt wˈʌn ɪn ɐ hˈʌndɹɪd θˈɔːt ʌv mˈɛɹɪt æz ɐ mˈiːnz ʌv ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪt. nˈoʊ jˈuːs wˈeɪɾɪŋ tə lˈɜːn tə pˌʊt tˈuː kˈɑːn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈuː hˈæf ɐ sˈɛntʃɚɹi. sˈɛkjuːtˌɪv sˈɛntənsᵻz təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ˈændʒ kənˈɛktᵻd fˈɔːɹm, ɔːɹ fɚɹən aɪdˈiə ɔːɹ ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɛkspɹˈɛsɪŋ ɪt. wˈʌn wˈʊmən wʌz pɹˈɪntɪŋ hɜː pɹədˈʌkʃənz, ænd wˌaɪ ʃˈɑːnld nˌɑːt ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈɛst dˈuː lˈaɪkwaɪz?