text_original: He writes in his Prefatory Memoirs to her Letters to Imlay : — . . . Godwin knew extremely little of his wife's earlier life, nor was this a subject on which he had sought enlightenment from herself.
text_transcription: HE WRITES IN HIS PREFATORY MEMOIRS TO HER LETTERS TO IMLADWIN KNEW EXTREMELY LITTLE OF HIS WIFE'S EARLIER LIFE NOR WAS THIS THE SUBJECT ON WHICH HE HAD SOUGHT ENLIGHTENMENT FROM HERSELF
phonemes: hiː ɹˈaɪts ɪn hɪz pɹˈɛfətˌɔːɹi mˈɛmwɑːɹz tə hɜː lˈɛɾɚz tʊ ɪmlˈeɪ : — . . . ɡˈɑːdwɪn nˈuː ɛkstɹˈiːmli lˈɪɾəl ʌv hɪz wˈaɪfz ˈɜːlɪɚ lˈaɪf, nˈɔːɹ wʌz ðɪs ɐ sˈʌbdʒɛkt ˌɔn wˌɪtʃ hiː hæd sˈɔːt ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩mənt fɹʌm hɜːsˈɛlf.