text_original: We have completely outgrown this species of humour in our time, and literature has not lost much by the change ; but the habit seems much more tolerable in the pages of ' The Spectator ' than in those given to the world by writers of a later date, who adopted the mannerism or the trick out of sheer imitation.
text_transcription: WE HAVE COMPLETELY OUTGROWN THIS SPECIES OF HUMOR IN OUR TIME AND LITERATURE HAS NOT LOST MUCH BY THE CHANGE BUT THE HABIT SEEMS MUCH MORE TOLERABLE IN THE PAGES OF THE SPECTATOR THAN IN THOSE GIVEN TO THE WORLD BY WRITERS OF A LATER DATE WHO ADOPTED THE MANNERISM OR THE TRICK OUT OF SHEER IMITATION
phonemes: wiː hæv kəmplˈiːtli aʊtɡɹˈoʊn ðɪs spˈiːsiːz ʌv hjˈuːmɚɹ ɪn ˌaʊɚ tˈaɪm, ænd lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ həznɑːt lˈɔst mˈʌtʃ baɪ ðə tʃˈeɪndʒ ; bˌʌt ðə hˈæbɪt sˈiːmz mˈʌtʃ mˈɔːɹ tˈɑːlɚɹəbəl ɪnðə pˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌv ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚ ðɐn ɪn ðoʊz ɡˈɪvən tə ðə wˈɜːld baɪ ɹˈaɪɾɚz əvə lˈeɪɾɚ dˈeɪt, hˌuː ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə mˈænɚɹˌɪzəm ɔːɹ ðə tɹˈɪk ˌaʊɾəv ʃˈɪɹ ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən.