text_original: Not a word too much can be said in praise of Eapin's purpose and of its result, but we find it hard to believe that Eapin could have worked at his history without any regard for the legends and the fables preserved by the old chroniclers, or could have accepted as his guiding principle that there can be no foundation for history but in matters of ascertained fact.
text_transcription: NOT A WORD TOO MUCH CAN BE SAID IN PRAISE OF RAPIN'S PURPOSE AND OF ITS RESULT BUT WE FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A RAPA COULD HAVE WORKED AT HIS HISTORY WITHOUT ANY REGARD FOR THE LEGENDS AND THE FABLES PRESERVED BY THE OLD CHRONICLERS OR COULD HAVE ACCEPTED AS HIS GUIDING PRINCIPLE THAT THERE CAN BE NO FOUNDATION FOR HISTORY BUT IN MATTERS OF ASCERTAINED FACT
phonemes: nˌɑːɾə wˈɜːd tˈuː mʌtʃ kæn biː sˈɛd ɪn pɹˈeɪz ʌv ˈiːpɪnz pˈɜːpəs ænd ʌv ɪts ɹɪzˈʌlt, bˌʌt wiː fˈaɪnd ɪt hˈɑːɹd tə bᵻlˈiːv ðæt ˈiːpɪn kˌʊdɐv wˈɜːkt æt hɪz hˈɪstɚɹi wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd fɚðə lˈɛdʒəndz ænd ðə fˈeɪbəlz pɹɪzˈɜːvd baɪ ðɪ ˈoʊld kɹˈɑːnɪklɚz, ɔːɹ kˌʊdɐv ɐksˈɛptᵻd æz hɪz ɡˈaɪdɪŋ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ðæt ðɛɹ kæn biː nˈoʊ faʊndˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ hˈɪstɚɹi bˌʌt ɪn mˈæɾɚz ʌv ˌæsɚtˈeɪnd fˈækt.