hiː ˈɪntɪmˌeɪɾᵻd ðætðə ɹᵻkˈɜːɹənt nˈɜːvz wɜː ðˈɛn ɹˈiːsəntli dɪskˈʌvɚd, sˈeɪɪŋ "ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənts kˈɔːld ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɚɹiz ʌvðə nˈɛk kɚɹˈɑːɾɪd, bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt wɛn ðeɪ wɜː pɹˈɛst hˈɑːɹd, ðɪ ˈænɪməl bɪkˌeɪm slˈiːpi ænd lˈɔst ɪts vˈɔɪs; bˌʌt ɪn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈeɪdʒ ɪt hˈæzbiːn dɪskˈʌvɚd ðæt ðɪs ˈæksɪdənt dʌznˌɑːt pɹəsˈiːd fɹʌm pɹˈɛsɪŋ əpˌɑːn ðiːz ˈɑːɹɾɚɹiz, bˌʌt əpˌɑːn ðə nˈɜːvz kəntˈɪɡjuːəs tə ðˌɛm."
He intimated that the recurrent nerves were then recently discovered, saying "The ancients called the arteries of the neck carotid, because they believed that when they were pressed hard, the animal became sleepy and lost its voice; but in our age it has been discovered that this accident does not proceed from pressing upon these arteries, but upon the nerves contiguous to them."