text_original: Dame Nature, as the learned show, Provides each animal its foe: Hounds hunt the hare, the wily fox Devours your geese, the wolf your flocks Thus Envy pleads a natural claim To persecute the Muse's fame; On poets in all times abusive, From Homer down to Pope inclusive.
text_transcription: DAME NATURE AS THE LEARNED SHOW PROVIDES EACH ANIMAL ITS FOE HOUNDS HUNT THE HARE THE WILY FOX DEVOURS YOUR GEESE THE WOLF YOUR FLOCKS THUS ENVY PLEADS A NATURAL CLAIM TO PERSECUTE THE MUSES FAME ON POETS IN ALL TIMES ABUSIVE FROM HOMER DOWN TO POPE INCLUSIVE
phonemes: dˈeɪm nˈeɪtʃɚ, æz ðə lˈɜːnᵻd ʃˈoʊ, pɹəvˈaɪdz ˈiːtʃ ˈænɪməl ɪts fˈoʊ: hˈaʊndz hˈʌnt ðə hˈɛɹ, ðə wˈaɪli fˈɑːks dɪvˈaʊɚz jʊɹ ɡˈiːs, ðə wˈʊlf jʊɹ flˈɑːks ðˈʌs ˈɛnvi plˈiːdz ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəl klˈeɪm tə pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːt ðə mjˈuːzᵻz fˈeɪm; ˌɔn pˈoʊɪts ɪn ˈɔːl tˈaɪmz ɐbjˈuːsɪv, fɹʌm hˈoʊmɚ dˌaʊn tə pˈoʊp ɪŋklˈuːsɪv.