text_original: The author of ^ The Drapier's Letters,' we need hardly say, was Dean Swift. Swift had for some years withdrawn himself jBrom the political world. He is described by one of his biographers as having * amused himself for three or four years with poetry, conversation, and trifles.'
text_transcription: THE AUTHOR OF THE DRAPERS LETTERS WE NEED HARDLY SAY WAS DEAN SWIFT SWIFT HAD FOR SOME YEARS WITHDRAWN HIMSELF FROM THE POLITICAL WORLD HE IS DESCRIBED BY ONE OF HIS BIOGRAPHERS AS HAVING AMUSED HIMSELF FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS WITH POETRY CONVERSATION AND TRIFLES
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv ðə dɹˈeɪpiɚz lˈɛɾɚz,wiː nˈiːd hˈɑːɹdli sˈeɪ, wʌz dˈiːn swˈɪft. swˈɪft hæd fɔːɹ sˌʌm jˈɪɹz wɪθdɹˈɔːn hɪmsˈɛlf dʒˈeɪ bɹˈɑːm ðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl wˈɜːld. hiː ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ wˈʌn ʌv hɪz baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚz æz hˌævɪŋ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɐmjˈuːzd hɪmsˈɛlf fɔːɹ θɹˈiː ɔːɹ fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz wɪð pˈoʊɪtɹi, kɑːnvɚsˈeɪʃən, ænd tɹˈaɪfəlz.