text_original: The princess at last closed her eyes, and seemed to be fast asleep. The King presently went into 1737. WOULD NOT PLAY SECOND FIDDLE. 123 the Queen's room, and then the princess started up and asked, " Is he gone ?" and added, fervently, " How tire  some he is!" Lord Hervey asked if she had not been asleep; she said no; she had only closed her eyes in order to escape taking part in the conversation, and that she very much wished she could close her ears as well.
text_transcription: THE PRINCESS AT LAST CLOSED HER EYES AND SEEMED TO BE FAST ASLEEP THE KING PRESENTLY WENT INTO THE QUEEN'S ROOM AND THEN THE PRINCESS STARTED UP AND ASKED IS HE GONE AND ADDED FERVENTLY HOW TIRESOME HE IS LORD HARVEY ASKED IF SHE HAD NOT BEEN ASLEEP AND SHE SAID NO SHE HAD ONLY CLOSED HER EYES IN ORDER TO ESCAPE TAKING PART IN THE CONVERSATION AND THAT SHE VERY MUCH WISHED THAT SHE COULD CLOSE HER EARS AS WELL
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɪnsɛs æt lˈæst klˈoʊzd hɜːɹ ˈaɪz, ænd sˈiːmd təbi fˈæst ɐslˈiːp. ðə kˈɪŋ pɹˈɛzəntli wɛnt ˌɪntʊ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən. wʊd nˈɑːt plˈeɪ sˈɛkənd fˈɪdəl. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ðə kwˈiːnz ɹˈuːm, ænd ðˈɛn ðə pɹˈɪnsɛs stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˌʌp ænd ˈæskt, " ɪz hiː ɡˈɔn ?" ænd ˈædᵻd, fˈɜːvəntli, " hˌaʊ tˈaɪɚ sˌʌm hiː ɪz!" lˈɔːɹd hˈɜːveɪ ˈæskt ɪf ʃiː hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn ɐslˈiːp; ʃiː sˈɛd nˈoʊ; ʃiː hæd ˈoʊnli klˈoʊzd hɜːɹ ˈaɪz ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ɛskˈeɪp tˈeɪkɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən, ænd ðæt ʃiː vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ wˈɪʃt ʃiː kʊd klˈoʊz hɜːɹ ˈɪɹz æz wˈɛl.