text_original: Thus young, thus proof to all temptations, He rises to the highest stations; For where high honour is the prize, True Virtue has a right to rise: Let courtly slaves low bend the knee To Wealth and Vice in high degree: Exalted Worth disdains to owe Its grandeur to its greatest foe.
text_transcription: THUS YOUNG THUS PROOF TO ALL TEMPTATIONS HE RISES TO THE HIGHEST STATIONS FOR WHERE HIGH HONOUR IS THE PRIZE TRUE VIRTUE HAS A RIGHT TO RISE LET COURTLY SLAVES LOW BEND THE KNEE TO WEALTH AND VICE IN HIGH DEGREE EXALTED WORTH DISDAINS TO OWE ITS GRANDEUR TO ITS GREATEST FOE
phonemes: ðˈʌs jˈʌŋ, ðˈʌs pɹˈuːf tʊ ˈɔːl tɛmptˈeɪʃənz, hiː ɹˈaɪzᵻz tə ðə hˈaɪɪst stˈeɪʃənz; fɔːɹ wˌɛɹ hˈaɪ ˈɑːnɚɹ ɪz ðə pɹˈaɪz, tɹˈuː vˈɜːtʃuː hɐz ɐ ɹˈaɪt tə ɹˈaɪz: lˈɛt kˈɔːɹtli slˈeɪvz lˈoʊ bˈɛnd ðə nˈiː tə wˈɛlθ ænd vˈaɪs ɪn hˈaɪ dᵻɡɹˈiː: ɛɡzˈɑːltᵻd wˈɜːθ dɪsdˈeɪnz tʊ ˈoʊ ɪts ɡɹændˈʊɹ tʊ ɪts ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst fˈoʊ.