text_original: The boy appears to have been brought up with no better prospect 1702 14 WILLIAM HOGARTH. 311 than that of earning his living by some mechanical occupation. He was bound apprentice to a silver  smith, and was set to work in that part of the business having to do with the engraving of arms and ciphers upon plate.
text_transcription: THE BOY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP WITH NO BETTER PROSPECT THAN THAT OF EARNING HIS LIVING BY SOME MECHANICAL OCCUPATION HE WAS BOUND APPRENTICE TO A SILVERSMITH AND WAS SET TO WORK IN THAT PART OF THE BUSINESS HAVING TO DO WITH THE ENGRAVING OF ARMS AND CIPHERS UPON PLATE
phonemes: ðə bˈɔɪ ɐpˈɪɹz tə hɐvbɪn bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp wɪð nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ pɹˈɑːspɛkt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː fˈɔːɹtiːn wˈɪljəm hˈɑːɡɑːɹθ. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən ðɐn ðæt ʌv ˈɜːnɪŋ hɪz lˈɪvɪŋ baɪ sˌʌm mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən. hiː wʌz bˈaʊnd ɐpɹˈɛntɪs tʊ ɐ sˈɪlvɚ smˈɪθ, ænd wʌz sˈɛt tə wˈɜːk ɪn ðæt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bˈɪznəs hˌævɪŋ tə dˈuː wɪððɪ ɛŋɡɹˈeɪvɪŋ ʌv ˈɑːɹmz ænd sˈaɪfɚz əpˌɑːn plˈeɪt.