text_original: And by evil chance his eye, and mine, fell upon a sword hanging on the farther wall. Well I remembered when he had received it, well I knew the inscription on its blade, "Presented by the State of Virginia to her beloved son, George Rogers Clark, who by the conquest of Illinois and St. Vincennes extended her empire and aided in the defence of her liberties."
text_transcription: AND BY EVIL CHANCE HIS EYE AND MINE FELL UPON THE SWORD HANGING ON THE FARTHER WALL WELL I REMEMBER WHEN HE HAD RECEIVED IT WELL I KNEW THE INSCRIPTION ON ITS BLADE PRESENTED BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA TO HER BELOVED SON GEORGE ROGERS CLARK WHO BY THE CONQUEST OF ILLINOIS AND SAINT VINCEN'S EXTENDED HER EMPIRE AND AIDED IN THE DEFENCE OF HER LIBERTIES
phonemes: ænd baɪ ˈiːvəl tʃˈæns hɪz ˈaɪ, ænd mˈaɪn, fˈɛl əpˌɑːn ɐ sˈɔːɹd hˈæŋɪŋ ɔnðə fˈɑːɹðɚ wˈɔːl. wˈɛl aɪ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd wɛn hiː hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪt, wˈɛl aɪ nˈuː ðɪ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃən ˌɔn ɪts blˈeɪd, "pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd baɪ ðə stˈeɪt ʌv vɜːdʒˈɪniə tə hɜː bᵻlˈʌvd sˈʌn, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˈɑːdʒɚz klˈɑːɹk, hˌuː baɪ ðə kˈɑːŋkwɛst ʌv ˌɪlənˈɔɪ ænd sənt. vɪnsˈɛnz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd hɜːɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ˈeɪdᵻd ɪnðə dᵻfˈɛns ʌv hɜː lˈɪbɚɾiz."