text_original: At first they told no one of their marriage. Mrs. Shelley gives two reasons for their silence. Godwin was very sensitive to criticism, perhaps even more so than Mary. This was true not only in connection LIFE WITH GODWIN: MABEIAQE. 191 with liis literary work, but with all his relations in life.
text_transcription: AT FIRST THEY TOLD NO ONE OF THEIR MARRIAGE MISSUS SHELLEY GIVES TWO REASONS FOR THEIR SILENCE GODWIN WAS VERY SENSITIVE TO CRITICISM PERHAPS MORE SO THAN MARY THIS WAS TRUE NOT ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH HIS LITERARY WORK BUT WITH HIS RELATIONS IN LIFE
phonemes: æt fˈɜːst ðeɪ tˈoʊld nˈoʊwˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ mˈæɹɪdʒ. mˈɪsɪz. ʃˈɛli ɡˈɪvz tˈuː ɹˈiːzənz fɔːɹ ðɛɹ sˈaɪləns. ɡˈɑːdwɪn wʌz vˈɛɹi sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv tə kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm, pɚhˈæps ˈiːvən mˈɔːɹ sˌoʊ ðɐn mˈɛɹi. ðɪs wʌz tɹˈuː nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli ɪn kənˈɛkʃən lˈaɪf wɪð ɡˈɑːdwɪn: mˈæbeɪˌeɪk. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn wɪð lˈɪaɪz lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi wˈɜːk, bˌʌt wɪð ˈɔːl hɪz ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ɪn lˈaɪf.