text_original: Now, gentle Clio, sing, or say What Venus meant by this delay? The goddess much perplex'd in mind To see her empire thus declined, When first this grand debate arose, Above her wisdom to compose, Conceived a project in her head To work her ends; which, if it sped, Would show the merits of the cause Far better than consulting laws.
text_transcription: NOW GENTLE CLIO SING OR SAY WHAT VENUS MEANT BY THIS DELAY THE GODDESS MUCH PERPLEXED IN MIND TO SEE HER EMPIRE THUS DECLINED WHEN FIRST THIS GRAND DEBATE AROSE ABOVE HER WISDOM TO COMPOSE CONCEIVED A PROJECT IN HER HEAD TO WORK HER ENDS WHICH IF IT SPED WOULD SHOW THE MERITS OF THE CAUSE FAR BETTER THAN CONSULTING LAWS
phonemes: nˈaʊ, dʒˈɛntəl klˈiːoʊ, sˈɪŋ, ɔːɹ sˈeɪ wʌt vˈiːnəs mˈɛnt baɪ ðɪs dᵻlˈeɪ? ðə ɡˈɑːdəs mˈʌtʃ pɚplˈɛksd ɪn mˈaɪnd tə sˈiː hɜːɹ ˈɛmpaɪɚ ðˈʌs dᵻklˈaɪnd, wˌɛn fˈɜːst ðɪs ɡɹˈænd dᵻbˈeɪt ɚɹˈoʊz, əbˌʌv hɜː wˈɪzdəm tə kəmpˈoʊz, kənsˈiːvd ɐ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ɪn hɜː hˈɛd tə wˈɜːk hɜːɹ ˈɛndz; wˈɪtʃ, ɪf ɪt spˈɛd, wʊd ʃˈoʊ ðə mˈɛɹɪts ʌvðə kˈɔːz fˈɑːɹ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn kənsˈʌltɪŋ lˈɔːz.