text_original: And if he had not employed in this work, as it were from caprice, printer's smoke black, the nature of which, as has been remarked many times, is to become ever darker with time, to the injury of the other colours with which it is mixed, I believe that the picture would still be as fresh as when he painted it; whereas it now appears to be rather a mass of shadows than aught else.
text_transcription: AND IF HE HAD NOT EMPLOYED IN THIS WORK AS IT WERE FROM CAPRICE PRINTERS SMOKE BLACK THE NATURE OF WHICH AS HAS BEEN REMARKED MANY TIMES IS TO BECOME EVER DARKER WITH TIME TO THE INJURY OF THE OTHER COLORS WITH WHICH IT IS MIXED I BELIEVE THAT THE PICTURE WOULD STILL BE AS FRESH AS WHEN HE PAINTED IT WHEREAS IT NOW APPEARS TO BE RATHER A MASS OF SHADOWS THAN AUGHT ELSE
phonemes: ænd ɪf hiː hæd nˌɑːt ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn ðɪs wˈɜːk, æz ɪt wɜː fɹʌm kɐpɹˈiːs, pɹˈɪntɚz smˈoʊk blˈæk, ðə nˈeɪtʃɚ ʌvwˈɪtʃ, æz hˈæzbiːn ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt mˈɛni tˈaɪmz, ɪz tə bɪkˌʌm ˈɛvɚ dˈɑːɹkɚ wɪð tˈaɪm, tə ðɪ ˈɪndʒɚɹi ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ kˈʌlɚz wɪð wˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪz mˈɪkst, aɪ bᵻlˈiːv ðætðə pˈɪktʃɚ wʊd stˈɪl biː æz fɹˈɛʃ æz wɛn hiː pˈeɪntᵻd ɪt; wˈɛɹæz ɪt nˈaʊ ɐpˈɪɹz təbi ɹˈæðɚɹ ɐ mˈæs ʌv ʃˈædoʊz ðɐn ˈɔːt ˈɛls.