text_original: Besides all these writers, who may be regarded as professional literary men, the outer public itself furnished many contributors to the columns of ' The Spectator.' The conductors of the paper freely 1711 LETTERS FROM THE OUTER WORLD. 175 invited and cordially encouraged such contributions. The object was to obtain expressions of opinion from all classes and orders on any subject of interest which was then engaging attention.
text_transcription: BESIDES ALL THESE WRITERS WHO MAY BE REGARDED AS PROFESSIONAL LITERARY MEN THE OUTER PUBLIC ITSELF FURNISHED MANY CONTRIBUTORS TO THE COLUMNS OF THE SPECTATOR THE CONDUCTORS OF THE PAPER FREELY INVITED AND CORDIALLY ENCOURAGED SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS THE OBJECT WAS TO OBTAIN EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION FROM ALL CLASSES AND ORDERS ON ANY SUBJECT OF INTEREST WHICH WAS THEN ENGAGING ATTENTION
phonemes: bᵻsˌaɪdz ˈɔːl ðiːz ɹˈaɪɾɚz, hˌuː mˈeɪ biː ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz pɹəfˈɛʃənəl lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi mˈɛn, ðɪ ˈaʊɾɚ pˈʌblɪk ɪtsˈɛlf fˈɜːnɪʃt mˈɛni kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɚz tə ðə kˈɑːlʌmz ʌv ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚ.ðə kəndˈʌktɚz ʌvðə pˈeɪpɚ fɹˈiːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən lˈɛɾɚz fɹʌmðɪ ˈaʊɾɚ wˈɜːld. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd ænd kˈɔːɹdʒəli ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd sˈʌtʃ kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz. ðɪ ˈɑːbdʒɛkt wʌz tʊ əbtˈeɪn ɛkspɹˈɛʃənz ʌv əpˈɪniən fɹʌm ˈɔːl klˈæsᵻz ænd ˈɔːɹdɚz ˌɔn ˌɛni sˈʌbdʒɛkt ʌv ˈɪntɹɛst wˌɪtʃ wʌz ðˈɛn ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ ɐtˈɛnʃən.