text_original: It is indeed a better time for literature when the patrons of literary men are the publishers and the public, but it cannot be denied that in former days many a work which we now regard as a perennial treasure of English letters could never have been completed — could probably never have been undertaken — ^but for the help given by some rich man who had an appreciation of hterary promise.
text_transcription: IT IS INDEED A BETTER TIME FOR LITERATURE WHEN THE PATRONS OF LITERARY MEN ARE THE PUBLISHERS AND THE PUBLIC BUT IT CANNOT BE DENIED THAT IN FORMER DAYS MANY A WORK WHICH WE NOW REGARD AS A PERENNIAL TREASURE OF ENGLISH LETTERS COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN COMPLETED COULD PROBABLY NEVER HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BUT FOR THE HELP GIVEN BY SOME RICH MAN WHO HAD AN APPRECIATION OF LITERARY PROMISE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ˌɪndˈiːd ɐ bˈɛɾɚ tˈaɪm fɔːɹ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ wɛn ðə pˈeɪtɹənz ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi mˈɛn ɑːɹ ðə pˈʌblɪʃɚz ænd ðə pˈʌblɪk, bˌʌt ɪt kænˈɑːt biː dᵻnˈaɪd ðæt ɪn fˈɔːɹmɚ dˈeɪz mˈɛni ɐ wˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ wiː nˈaʊ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd æz ɐ pəɹˈɛnɪəl tɹˈɛʒɚɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɛɾɚz kʊd nˈɛvɚ hɐvbɪn kəmplˈiːɾᵻd — kʊd pɹˈɑːbəbli nˈɛvɚ hɐvbɪn ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkən — bˌʌt fɚðə hˈɛlp ɡˈɪvən baɪ sˌʌm ɹˈɪtʃ mˈæn hˌuː hæd ɐn ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈeɪtʃtˈɛɹɚɹi pɹˈɑːmɪs.