text_original: But even if the book did not painfully attain to virtue, did not attempt to teach a lesson, were there no further intention in it than to amuse with ques  tionable stories, none the less is it plain that Margaret wrote the book, not in her youth, but in her ripe maturity.
text_transcription: BUT EVEN IF THE BOOK DID NOT PAINFULLY ATTAIN TO VIRTUE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO TEACH A LESSON WERE THERE NO FURTHER INTENTION IN IT THAN TO AMUSE WITH QUESTIONABLE STORIES NONE THE LESS IT IS PLAIN THAT MARGARET WROTE THE BOOK NOT IN HER YOUTH BUT IN HER RIPE MATURITY
phonemes: bˌʌt ˈiːvən ɪf ðə bˈʊk dɪdnˌɑːt pˈeɪnfəli ɐtˈeɪn tə vˈɜːtʃuː, dɪdnˌɑːt ɐtˈɛmpt tə tˈiːtʃ ɐ lˈɛsən, wɜː ðɛɹ nˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚɹ ɪntˈɛnʃən ɪn ɪt ðɐn tʊ ɐmjˈuːz wɪð kwˈɛz tɪˈɑːnəbəl stˈɔːɹiz, nˈʌn ðə lˈɛs ɪz ɪt plˈeɪn ðæt mˈɑːɹɡɹət ɹˈoʊt ðə bˈʊk, nˌɑːt ɪn hɜː jˈuːθ, bˌʌt ɪn hɜː ɹˈaɪp mətʃˈʊɹɹᵻɾi.