text_original: Then God preserve his lordship's grace, and make him live as long As did Methusalem of old, and so I end my song. TO HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN A POEM Serus in coelum redeas, diuque Laetus intersis populo.  HOR., _Carm._ I, ii, 45. Great, good, and just, was once applied To one who for his country died;[l] To one who lives in its defence, We speak it in a happier sense. O may the fates thy life prolong!
text_transcription: THEN GOD PRESERVE HIS LORDSHIP'S GRACE AND MAKE HIM LIVE AS LONG AS DID METHUSEM OF OLD AND SO I END MY SONG TO HIS GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN A POEM GREAT GOOD AND JUST WAS ONCE APPLIED TO ONE WHO FOR HIS COUNTRY DIED TO ONE WHO LIVES IN ITS DEFENCESE WE SPEAK IT IN A HAPPIER SENSE O MAY THE FATES THY LIFE PROLONG
phonemes: ðˈɛn ɡˈɑːd pɹɪzˈɜːv hɪz lˈɔːɹdʃɪps ɡɹˈeɪs, ænd mˌeɪk hˌɪm lˈaɪv æz lˈɔŋ æz dˈɪd mˈɛθjuːzˌeɪləm ʌv ˈoʊld, ænd sˌoʊ aɪ ˈɛnd maɪ sˈɔŋ. tuː hɪz ɡɹˈeɪs ðɪ ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp ʌv dˈʌblɪn ɐ pˈoʊᵻm sˈɛɹəs ɪn sˈiːləm ɹᵻdˈiəz, dˈɪjuːk lˈiːɾəs ˌɪntɚsˈɪs pəpjˈʊloʊ.  hˈɔːɹ., kˈɑːɹm.ˈaɪ, ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv. ɡɹˈeɪt, ɡˈʊd, ænd dʒˈʌst, wʌz wˈʌns ɐplˈaɪd tə wˈʌn hˌuː fɔːɹ hɪz kˈʌntɹi dˈaɪd;[ˈɛl] tə wˈʌn hˌuː lˈɪvz ɪn ɪts dᵻfˈɛns, wiː spˈiːk ɪɾ ɪn ɐ hˈæpɪɚ sˈɛns. ˈoʊ mˈeɪ ðə fˈeɪts ðˌaɪ lˈaɪf pɹəlˈɔŋ!