text_original: It is exquisitely smooth, well balanced and melodious ; it often delights and never offends the ear ; but it must be owned that the verse sometimes becomes monotonous when it is not broken by vivid descriptions of action or by ani  mated dialogue.
text_transcription: IT IS EXQUISITELY SMOOTH WELL BALANCED AND MELODIOUS IT OFTEN DELIGHTS AND NEVER OFFENDS THE EAR BUT IT MUST BE OWNED THAT THE VERSE SOMETIMES BECOMES MONOTONOUS WHEN IT IS NOT BROKEN BY VIVID DESCRIPTIONS OF ACTION OR BY ANIMATED DIALOGUE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ɛkskwˈɪsɪtli smˈuːð, wˈɛl bˈælənst ænd mɛlˈoʊdiəs ; ɪɾ ˈɔfən dᵻlˈaɪts ænd nˈɛvɚɹ əfˈɛndz ðɪ ˈɪɹ ; bˌʌt ɪt mˈʌst biː ˈoʊnd ðætðə vˈɜːs sˈʌmtaɪmz bɪkˌʌmz mənˈɑːtənəs wɛn ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt bɹˈoʊkən baɪ vˈɪvɪd dᵻskɹˈɪpʃənz ʌv ˈækʃən ɔːɹ baɪ ˈæni mˈeɪɾᵻd dˈaɪəlɑːɡ.