text_original: It may, how  ever, be taken as certain that no people who were ever great in thought and in art wilfully neglected to avail themselves of all possible contrivances for making life less laborious by the means of mechani  cal and artificial contrivance.
text_transcription: IT MAY HOWEVER BE TAKEN AS CERTAIN THAT NO PEOPLE WHO WERE EVER GREAT IN THOUGHT AND IN ART WILFULLY NEGLECTED TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF ALL POSSIBLE CONTRIVANCES FOR MAKING LIFE LESS LABORIOUS BY THE MEANS OF MECHANICAL AND ARTIFICIAL CONTRIVANCE
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ, hˌaʊ ˈɛvɚ, biː tˈeɪkən æz sˈɜːʔn̩ ðæt nˈoʊ pˈiːpəl hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɛvɚ ɡɹˈeɪt ɪn θˈɔːt ænd ɪn ˈɑːɹt wˈɪlfəli nᵻɡlˈɛktᵻd tʊ ɐvˈeɪl ðɛmsˈɛlvz ʌv ˈɔːl pˈɑːsᵻbəl kəntɹˈaɪvənsᵻz fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ lˈaɪf lˈɛs lɐbˈɔːɹiəs baɪ ðə mˈiːnz ʌv mɛkˈɑːni kˈæl ænd ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl kəntɹˈaɪvəns.