text_original: The humblest of historians as well as the greatest may ask himself what is the principle of history which bids us to assign so much more space to the wars of kings and the controversies of statesmen than to the life and the deeds of a man like Newton.
text_transcription: THE HUMBLEST OF HISTORIANS AS WELL AS THE GREATEST MAY ASK HIMSELF WHAT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF HISTORY WHICH BIDS US TO ASSIGN SO MUCH MORE SPACE TO THE WARS OF KINGS AND THE CONTROVERSIES OF STATESMEN THAN TO THE LIFE AND THE DEEDS OF A MAN LIKE NEWTON
phonemes: ðə hˈʌmbəlɪst ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹiənz æz wˈɛl æz ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst mˈeɪ ˈæsk hɪmsˈɛlf wʌt ɪz ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi wˌɪtʃ bˈɪdz ˌʌs tʊ ɐsˈaɪn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ spˈeɪs tə ðə wˈɔːɹz ʌv kˈɪŋz ænd ðə kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsiz ʌv stˈeɪtsmɛn ðɐn tə ðə lˈaɪf ænd ðə dˈiːdz əvə mˈæn lˈaɪk nˈuːtən.