text_original: Nothing can be more perfect in its way than the smooth and measured melody of Pope's verse. One is sometimes surprised to find that the English language, which is not in itself essentially musical in 1712 14 POPE'S POPULARITY. 241 sound, can.
text_transcription: NOTHING CAN BE MORE PERFECT IN ITS WAY THAN THE SMOOTH AND MEASURED MELODY OF POPE'S VERSE ONE IS SOMETIMES SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WHICH IS NOT IN ITSELF ESSENTIALLY MUSICAL AND SOUND CAN
phonemes: nˈʌθɪŋ kæn biː mˈɔːɹ pˈɜːfɛkt ɪn ɪts wˈeɪ ðɐn ðə smˈuːð ænd mˈɛʒɚd mˈɛlədi ʌv pˈoʊpz vˈɜːs. wˈʌn ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz sɚpɹˈaɪzd tə fˈaɪnd ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt ɪn ɪtsˈɛlf ᵻsˈɛnʃəli mjˈuːzɪkəl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv fˈɔːɹtiːn pˈoʊpz pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi wˈʌn sˈaʊnd, kˈæn.