text_original: If thou O _Muse_ wilt thy assistance give, Such as made _Naso_ and great _Maro_ live, With him whom _Melas_ fertile Banks did bear, Live, though their Bodies dust and ashes are; Whose Laurels were not fresher, than their Fame Is now, and will for ever be the same.
text_transcription: IF THOU O MUSE WILT THY ASSISTANCE GIVE SUCH AS MADE NASO AND GREAT MARO LIVE WITH HIM WHOM MELIS FERTILE BANKS DID BEAR LIVE THOUGH THEIR BODIES DUST AND ASHES ARE WHOSE LAURELS WERE NOT FRESHER THAN THEIR FAME IS NOW AND WILL FOR EVER BE THE SAME
phonemes: ɪf ðˈaʊ ˈoʊ mjˈuːz wˈɪlt ðˌaɪ ɐsˈɪstəns ɡˈɪv, sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˌeɪd nˈɑːsoʊ ænd ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæɹoʊ lˈaɪv, wɪð hˌɪm hˈuːm mˈɛləz fˈɜːɾəl bˈæŋks dˈɪd bˈɛɹ, lˈaɪv, ðˌoʊ ðɛɹ bˈɑːdiz dˈʌst ænd ˈæʃᵻz ɑːɹ; hˌuːz lˈɔːɹəlz wɜː nˌɑːt fɹˈɛʃɚ, ðɐn ðɛɹ fˈeɪm ɪz nˈaʊ, ænd wɪl fɔːɹ ˈɛvɚ biː ðə sˈeɪm.