text_original: 177 of a work which endeavours to cultivate and polish human life, by promoting virtue and knowledge, and by recommending whatsoever may be either useful or ornamental to society.' Then the writer goes on to say, ' I know that the homage I now pay you, is offering a kind of violence to one who is as sohcitous to shun applause, as he is assiduous to deserve it.
text_transcription: OF A WORK WHICH ENDEAVOURS TO CULTIVATE AND POLISH HUMAN LIFE BY PROMOTING VIRTUE AND KNOWLEDGE AND BY RECOMMENDING WHATEVER MAY BE EITHER USEFUL OR ORNAMENTAL TO SOCIETY THEN THE WRITER GOES ON TO SAY I KNOW THAT THE HOMAGE I NOW PAY YOU IS OFFERING A KIND OF VIOLENCE TO ONE WHO IS AS SOLICITOUS TO SHUN APPLAUSE AS HE IS ASSIDUOUS TO DESERVE IT
phonemes: wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən əvə wˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ ɛndˈɛvɚz tə kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪt ænd pˈɑːlɪʃ hjˈuːmən lˈaɪf, baɪ pɹəmˈoʊɾɪŋ vˈɜːtʃuː ænd nˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd baɪ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndɪŋ wʌtsˌoʊˈɛvɚ mˈeɪ biː ˈiːðɚ jˈuːsfəl ɔːɹ ˌɔːɹnəmˈɛntəl tə səsˈaɪəɾi.ðˈɛn ðə ɹˈaɪɾɚ ɡoʊz ˌɔn tə sˈeɪ, aɪ nˈoʊ ðætðə hˈɑːmɪdʒ aɪ nˈaʊ pˈeɪ juː, ɪz ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ ɐ kˈaɪnd ʌv vˈaɪələns tə wˈʌn hˌuː ɪz æz sˈoʊsɪɾəs tə ʃˈʌn ɐplˈɔːz, æz hiː ɪz ɐsˈɪdjuːəs tə dɪzˈɜːv ɪt.