text_original: The writer informs us that he was born a very grave and 1711 THE SPECTATOR'S TRAVELS. 179 solemn child — so grave, indeed, that, as his mother had often told him, he threw away his rattle before he was two months old, and would not make use of his coral until they had taken away the bells from it.
text_transcription: THE WRITER INFORMS US THAT HE WAS BORN A VERY GRAVE AND SOLEMN CHILD SO GRAVE INDEED THAT AS HIS MOTHER HAD OFTEN TOLD HIM HE THREW AWAY HIS RATTLE BEFORE HE WAS TWO MONTHS OLD AND WOULD NOT MAKE USE OF HIS CORAL UNTIL THEY HAD TAKEN AWAY THE BELLS FROM IT
phonemes: ðə ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ɪnfˈɔːɹmz ˌʌs ðæt hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɐ vˈɛɹi ɡɹˈeɪv ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən ðə spɛktˈeɪɾɚz tɹˈævəlz. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn sˈɑːləm tʃˈaɪld — sˌoʊ ɡɹˈeɪv, ˌɪndˈiːd, ðˈæt, æz hɪz mˈʌðɚ hæd ˈɔfən tˈoʊld hˌɪm, hiː θɹˈuː ɐwˈeɪ hɪz ɹˈæɾəl bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː wʌz tˈuː mˈʌnθs ˈoʊld, ænd wʊd nˌɑːt mˌeɪk jˈuːs ʌv hɪz kˈɔːɹəl ʌntˈɪl ðeɪ hæd tˈeɪkən ɐwˈeɪ ðə bˈɛlz fɹʌm ɪt.