text_original: He said he '^ did not think setting one's self at the head of a faction of fiddlers a very honorable occupa  tion for people of quality, or the ruin of one poor fellow so generous or so good natured a scheme as to do much honor to the undertakers, whether they succeeded in it or not ; but, the better they succeeded in it, the more he thought they would have reason to be ashamed of it."
text_transcription: HE SAID HE DID NOT THINK SETTING ONESELF AT THE HEAD OF A FACTION OF FIDDLERS A VERY HONOURABLE OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE OF QUALITY OR THE RUIN OF ONE POOR FELLOW SO GENEROUS OR SO GOOD NATURED A SCHEME AS TO DO MUCH HONOUR TO THE UNDERTAKERS WHETHER THEY SUCCEEDED IN IT OR NOT BUT THE BETTER THEY SUCCEEDED IN IT THE MORE HE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE REASON TO BE ASHAMED OF IT
phonemes: hiː sˈɛd hiː dɪdnˌɑːt θˈɪŋk sˈɛɾɪŋ wˈʌnz sˈɛlf æt ðə hˈɛd əvə fˈækʃən ʌv fˈɪdlɚz ɐ vˈɛɹi ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl ˈɑːkjʊpə tɪˈɑːn fɔːɹ pˈiːpəl ʌv kwˈɔlᵻɾi, ɔːɹ ðə ɹˈuːɪn ʌv wˈʌn pˈʊɹ fˈɛloʊ sˌoʊ dʒˈɛnɚɹəs ɔːɹ sˌoʊ ɡˈʊd nˈeɪtʃɚd ɐ skˈiːm æz tə dˈuː mˈʌtʃ ˈɑːnɚ tə ðɪ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɚz, wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɪt ɔːɹ nˈɑːt ; bˌʌt, ðə bˈɛɾɚ ðeɪ səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɪt, ðə mˈɔːɹ hiː θˈɔːt ðeɪ wʊdhɐv ɹˈiːzən təbi ɐʃˈeɪmd ʌv ɪt."