text_original: One admirer, in 1803, declared it was not second even to Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. It went very quickly through two editions, surest proof of its success.
text_transcription: ONE ADMIRER IN EIGHTEEN O THREE DECLARED IT WAS NOT SECOND EVEN TO GIBBON'S DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IT WENT VERY QUICKLY THROUGH TWO EDITIONS SUREST PROOF OF ITS SUCCESS
phonemes: wˈʌn ɐdmˈaɪɚɹɚ, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː, dᵻklˈɛɹd ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt sˈɛkənd ˈiːvən tə ɡˈɪbənz dᵻklˈaɪn ænd fˈɔːl ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ. ɪt wɛnt vˈɛɹi kwˈɪkli θɹuː tˈuː ᵻdˈɪʃənz, ʃˈʊɹɹəst pɹˈuːf ʌv ɪts səksˈɛs.