text_original: Why George the First, if he had the power of returning in any shape to see his mistress, did not come in his own proper form, it is not for us to explain. One might be disposed to imagme that in such a case it would be the first step which would involve the cost, and that there would be no greater difficulty for the departed soul to come back in the likeness of its old vestment of clay than Digiti zed by Google 350 A HISTORY OF THE FOUR GEORGES, ch. xvn. to put on the unfamiliar and somewhat inconvenient form of a fowl. Perhaps the story is not true.
text_transcription: WHY GEORGE THE FIRST IF HE HAD THE POWER OF RETURNING IN ANY SHAPE TO SEE HIS MISTRESS DID NOT COME IN HIS OWN PROPER FORM IT IS NOT FOR US TO EXPLAIN ONE MIGHT BE DISPOSED TO IMAGINE THAT IN SUCH A CASE IT WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP WHICH WOULD INVOLVE THE COST AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO GREATER DIFFICULTY FOR THE DEPARTED SOUL TO COME BACK IN THE LIKENESS OF ITS OLD VESTMENT OF CLAY THAN TO PUT ON THE UNFAMILIAR AND SOMEWHAT INCONVENIENT FORM OF A FOWL PERHAPS THE STORY IS NOT TRUE
phonemes: wˌaɪ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ðə fˈɜːst, ɪf hiː hæd ðə pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ ɪn ˌɛni ʃˈeɪp tə sˈiː hɪz mˈɪstɹəs, dɪdnˌɑːt kˈʌm ɪn hɪz ˈoʊn pɹˈɑːpɚ fˈɔːɹm, ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt fɔːɹ ˌʌs tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn. wˈʌn mˌaɪt biː dɪspˈoʊzd tʊ ɪmˈæɡmi ðæt ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ kˈeɪs ɪt wʊd biː ðə fˈɜːst stˈɛp wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɪnvˈɑːlv ðə kˈɔst, ænd ðæt ðɛɹ wʊd biː nˈoʊ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti fɚðə dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd sˈoʊl tə kˈʌm bˈæk ɪnðə lˈaɪknəs ʌv ɪts ˈoʊld vˈɛstmənt ʌv klˈeɪ ðɐn dɪdʒˈiːɾi zˈɛd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə fˈɔːɹ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz, sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ˌɛksvˌiːˈɛn. tə pˌʊt ɔnðɪ ʌnfəmˈɪlɪɹ ænd sˈʌmwʌt ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪənt fˈɔːɹm əvə fˈaʊl. pɚhˈæps ðə stˈɔːɹi ɪz nˌɑːt tɹˈuː.