text_original: He is a sceptic as to the sincerity of heroics, and he delights to show us what very ordinary and selfish creatures are most of those great personages with whom history brings us into 878 JONATHAN SWIFT'S VIEWS contact.
text_transcription: HE IS A SCEPTIC AS TO THE SINCERITY OF HEROICS AND HE DELIGHTS TO SHOW US WHAT VERY ORDINARY AND SELFISH CREATURES ARE MOST OF THOSE GREAT PERSONAGES WITH WHOM HISTORY BRINGS US INTO CONTACT
phonemes: hiː ɪz ɐ skˈɛptɪk æz tə ðə sɪnsˈɛɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪɹˈoʊɪks, ænd hiː dᵻlˈaɪts tə ʃˈoʊ ˌʌs wʌt vˈɛɹi ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ænd sˈɛlfɪʃ kɹˈiːtʃɚz ɑːɹ mˈoʊst əv ðoʊz ɡɹˈeɪt pˈɜːsənɪdʒᵻz wɪð hˈuːm hˈɪstɚɹi bɹˈɪŋz ˌʌs ˌɪntʊ ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt dʒˈɑːnəθən swˈɪfts vjˈuːz kˈɑːntækt.