text_original: 'Heaven defend me from that Welsh fairy!' says Falstaff, 'lest he transform me to a piece of cheese!'[27] Bread is found figuring actively in the folk lore of every country, especially as a sacrifice to water gods; but cheese is, so far as I know, thus honoured only in Cambria.
text_transcription: HEAVEN DEFEND ME FROM THAT WELSH FAIRY SAYS FALSTOV LEST HE TRANSFORM ME TO A PIECE OF CHEESE BREAD IS FOUND FIGURING ACTIVELY IN THE FOLK LORE OF EVERY COUNTRY ESPECIALLY AS HE SACRIFICED WATER GODS BUT CHEESE IS SO FAR AS I KNOW THUS HONORED ONLY IN CAMBRIA
phonemes: hˈɛvən dᵻfˈɛnd mˌiː fɹʌm ðæt wˈɛlʃ fˈɛɹi!sˈɛz fˈɔlstæf, lˈɛst hiː tɹænsfˈɔːɹm mˌiː tʊ ɐ pˈiːs ʌv tʃˈiːz![twˈɛnti sˈɛvən] bɹˈɛd ɪz fˈaʊnd fˈɪɡjɚɹɪŋ ˈæktɪvli ɪnðə fˈoʊk lˈɔːɹ ʌv ˈɛvɹi kˈʌntɹi, ɪspˈɛʃəli æz ɐ sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs tə wˈɔːɾɚ ɡˈɑːdz; bˌʌt tʃˈiːz ɪz, sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz aɪ nˈoʊ, ðˈʌs ˈɑːnɚd ˈoʊnli ɪn kˈæmbɹiə.