text_original: Pasteur was sure of the efficacy of his dis  covery, but he hesitated to apply his method to human beings. ^'1 have not yet dared to make any attempt upon man," he wrote to the Emperor of Bra  zil, "in spite of my confidence as to the result, and in spite of the numerous opportunities that have been offered me since my last lecture at the Academy of Sciences. I am too much 168 PASTEUR afraid of a failure, which may compromise my future plans.
text_transcription: PASTOR WAS SURE OF THE EFFICACY OF HIS DISCOVERY BUT HE HESITATED TO APPLY HIS METHOD TO HUMAN BEINGS I HAVE NOT YET DARED TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT UPON MAN HE WROTE TO THE EMPEROR OF BRAZIL IN SPITE OF MY CONFIDENCE AS TO THE RESULT AND IN SPITE OF THE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAD BEEN OFFERED ME SINCE MY LAST LECTURE AT THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES I AM TOO MUCH AFRAID OF A FAILURE WHICH WOULD COMPROMISE MY FUTURE PLANS
phonemes: pæstˈʊɹ wʌz ʃˈʊɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛfɪkəsi ʌv hɪz dˈɪs kˈʌvɚɹi, bˌʌt hiː hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd tʊ ɐplˈaɪ hɪz mˈɛθəd tə hjˈuːmən bˈiːɪŋz. wˈʌn hɐvnˌɑːt jˈɛt dˈɛɹd tə mˌeɪk ˌɛni ɐtˈɛmpt əpˌɑːn mˈæn," hiː ɹˈoʊt tə ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ʌv bɹˈɑː zˈɪl, "ɪn spˈaɪt ʌv maɪ kˈɑːnfɪdəns æz tə ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt, ænd ɪn spˈaɪt ʌvðə nˈuːmɚɹəs ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾiz ðæt hɐvbɪn ˈɔfɚd mˌiː sˈɪns maɪ lˈæst lˈɛktʃɚɹ æt ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ʌv sˈaɪənsᵻz. aɪɐm tˈuː mʌtʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt pæstˈʊɹ ɐfɹˈeɪd əvə fˈeɪlɪɹ, wˌɪtʃ mˈeɪ kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz maɪ fjˈuːtʃɚ plˈænz.