text_original: His early philosophical writings rapidly earned him a reputation in the great world of London, to which at that time the eyes of all men — divines, wits, statesmen, phi  losophers, and poets — turned. It is not necessary here to dwell upon the nature of those philosophical writings, or to enter into any study of the great theory of idealism in which he affirmed that there is no proof of the existence of matter anywhere save in our own perceptions.
text_transcription: HIS EARLY PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS RAPIDLY EARNED HIM A REPUTATION IN THE GREAT WORLD OF LONDON TO WHICH AT THAT TIME THE EYES OF ALL MEN DIVINES WITS STATESMEN PHILOSOPHERS AND POETS TURNED IT IS NOT NECESSARY HERE TO DWELL UPON THE NATURE OF THOSE PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS OR TO ENTER INTO ANY STUDY OF THE GREAT THEORY OF IDEALISM IN WHICH HE AFFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER ANYWHERE SAVE IN OUR OWN PERCEPTIONS
phonemes: hɪz ˈɜːli fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz ɹˈæpɪdli ˈɜːnd hˌɪm ɐ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɜːld ʌv lˈʌndən, tə wˌɪtʃ æt ðæt tˈaɪm ðɪ ˈaɪz ʌv ˈɔːl mˈɛn — dᵻvˈaɪnz, wˈɪts, stˈeɪtsmɛn, fˈaɪ lˈɑːsəfɚz, ænd pˈoʊɪts — tˈɜːnd. ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi hˈɪɹ tə dwˈɛl əpˌɑːn ðə nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv ðoʊz fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz, ɔːɹ tʊ ˈɛntɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ˌɛni stˈʌdi ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt θˈiəɹi ʌv aɪdˈiəlɪzəm ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ɐfˈɜːmd ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ pɹˈuːf ʌvðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv mˈæɾɚɹ ˈɛnɪwˌɛɹ sˈeɪv ɪn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn pɚsˈɛpʃənz.