text_original: Swift, however, promptly finds a characteristic and 366 JONATHAN SWIFT'S VIEWS sarcastic excuse for his frequent failure to keep up the practice which he believed to be right, and had blamed others for not keeping up : " But, to say the truth, the nearer knowledge any man has in the affairs at Court, the less he thinks them of consequence or.
text_transcription: SWIFT HOWEVER PROMPTLY FINDS A CHARACTERISTIC AND SARCASTIC EXCUSE FOR HIS FREQUENT FAILURE TO KEEP UP THE PRACTICE WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE RIGHT AND HAD BLAMED OTHERS FOR NOT KEEPING UP BUT TO SAY THE TRUTH THE NEARER KNOWLEDGE ANY MAN HAS IN THE AFFAIRS AT COURT THE LESS HE THINKS THEM OF CONSEQUENCE OR
phonemes: swˈɪft, haʊˈɛvɚ, pɹˈɑːmptli fˈaɪndz ɐ kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk ænd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks dʒˈɑːnəθən swˈɪfts vjˈuːz sɑːɹkˈæstɪk ɛkskjˈuːs fɔːɹ hɪz fɹˈiːkwənt fˈeɪlɪɹ tə kˈiːp ˌʌp ðə pɹˈæktɪs wˌɪtʃ hiː bᵻlˈiːvd təbi ɹˈaɪt, ænd hæd blˈeɪmd ˈʌðɚz fɔːɹ nˌɑːt kˈiːpɪŋ ˈʌp : " bˌʌt, tə sˈeɪ ðə tɹˈuːθ, ðə nˈɪɹɚ nˈɑːlɪdʒ ˌɛni mˈæn hɐz ɪnðɪ ɐfˈɛɹz æt kˈɔːɹt, ðə lˈɛs hiː θˈɪŋks ðˌɛm ʌv kˈɑːnsɪkwəns ɔːɹ.