text_original: He could not endure the thought of playing a secondary part in any game, and, philosopher as he professed to be, we cannot picture him to ourselves as a contemplative observer of life in any field of action, or as content to study the movements of others in such a field with  out a passionate desire to show that he could do 1712 13 BOLINGBROKE^S GENIUS. 59 better than all the rest.
text_transcription: HE COULD NOT ENDURE THE THOUGHT OF PLAYING A SECONDARY PART IN ANY GAME AND PHILOSOPHER AS HE PROFESSED TO BE WE CANNOT PICTURE HIM TO OURSELVES AS A CONTEMPLATIVE OBSERVER OF LIFE IN ANY FIELD OF ACTION OR AS CONTENT TO STUDY THE MOVEMENTS OF OTHERS IN SUCH A FIELD WITHOUT A PASSIONATE DESIRE TO SHOW THAT HE COULD DO BETTER THAN ALL THE REST
phonemes: hiː kʊd nˌɑːt ɛndˈʊɹ ðə θˈɔːt ʌv plˈeɪɪŋ ɐ sˈɛkəndɚɹi pˈɑːɹt ɪn ˌɛni ɡˈeɪm, ænd, fɪlˈɑːsəfɚɹ æz hiː pɹəfˈɛst tə bˈiː, wiː kænˈɑːt pˈɪktʃɚ hˌɪm tʊ aʊɚsˈɛlvz æz ɐ kəntˈəmplətˌɪv əbzˈɜːvɚɹ ʌv lˈaɪf ɪn ˌɛni fˈiːld ʌv ˈækʃən, ɔːɹ æz kˈɑːntɛnt tə stˈʌdi ðə mˈuːvmənts ʌv ˈʌðɚz ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈiːld wɪð ˈaʊt ɐ pˈæʃənət dɪzˈaɪɚ tə ʃˈoʊ ðæt hiː kʊd dˈuː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv θˈɜːtiːn bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊk ˈɛs dʒˈiːnɪəs. fˈɪfti nˈaɪn bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ˈɔːl ðə ɹˈɛst.