text_original: Vague ideas of some such principle had long been floating in the minds of some men ; had Digiti zed by Google 1727 DEATH OF NEWTON. 357 probably been thus floating since ever men began to think seriously over the phenomena of inanimate nature. But the discovery of the principle was, however, as distinctly the achievement of Newton as * Paradise Lost ' is the work of Milton. We find it hard now to form to ourselves any clear idea of a world to which NeT\iion'8 principle was unknown.
text_transcription: VAGUE IDEAS OF SOME SUCH PRINCIPLE HAD LONG BEEN FLOATING IN THE MINDS OF SOME MEN HAD PROBABLY BEEN THUS FLOATING SINCE EVER MAN BEGAN TO THINK SERIOUSLY OVER THE PHENOMENA OF INANIMATE NATURE BUT THE DISCOVERY OF THE PRINCIPLE WAS HOWEVER AS DISTINCTLY THE ACHIEVEMENT OF NEWTON AS PARADISE LOST IS THE WORK OF MILTON WE FIND IT HARD NOW TO FORM TO OURSELVES ANY CLEAR IDEA OF A WORLD IN WHICH NEWTON'S PRINCIPLE WAS UNKNOWN
phonemes: vˈeɪɡ aɪdˈiəz ʌv sˌʌm sˈʌtʃ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl hæd lˈɔŋ bˌɪn flˈoʊɾɪŋ ɪnðə mˈaɪndz ʌv sˌʌm mˈɛn ; hæd dɪdʒˈiːɾi zˈɛd baɪ ɡˈuːɡəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dˈɛθ ʌv nˈuːtən. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən pɹˈɑːbəbli bˌɪn ðˈʌs flˈoʊɾɪŋ sˈɪns ˈɛvɚ mˈɛn bɪɡˈæn tə θˈɪŋk sˈɪɹiəsli ˌoʊvɚ ðə fɪnˈɑːmɪnə ʌv ɪnˈænɪmət nˈeɪtʃɚ. bˌʌt ðə dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ʌvðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl wʌz, haʊˈɛvɚ, æz dɪstˈɪŋktli ðɪ ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ʌv nˈuːtən æz ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk pˈæɹədˌaɪs lˈɔst ɪz ðə wˈɜːk ʌv mˈɪltən. wiː fˈaɪnd ɪt hˈɑːɹd nˈaʊ tə fˈɔːɹm tʊ aʊɚsˈɛlvz ˌɛni klˈɪɹ aɪdˈiə əvə wˈɜːld tʊ wˌɪtʃ nˈiː tˈiː bˈækslæʃ ˈɪiən ˈeɪt pɹˈɪnsɪpəl wʌz ʌnnˈoʊn.