text_original: Every man (by his own account) performed feats that eclipsed all the heroes of antiquity. One compared himself to a lion retiring at leisure from his cowardly pursuers, who keep at a wary distance, and gall him with their darts.
text_transcription: EVERY MAN BY HIS OWN ACCOUNT PERFORMED FEATS THAT ECLIPSED ALL THE HEROES OF ANTIQUITY ONE COMPARED HIMSELF TO A LION RETIRING AT LEISURE FROM HIS COWARDLY PURSUERS WHO KEEP AT A WARY DISTANCE AND GALL HIM WITH THEIR DARTS
phonemes: ˈɛvɹi mˈæn (baɪ hɪz ˈoʊn ɐkˈaʊnt) pɚfˈɔːɹmd fˈiːts ðæt ɪklˈɪpst ˈɔːl ðə hˈiəɹoʊz ʌv æntˈɪkwᵻɾi. wˈʌn kəmpˈɛɹd hɪmsˈɛlf tʊ ɐ lˈaɪən ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ æt lˈiːʒɚ fɹʌm hɪz kˈaʊɚdli pɚsˈuːɚz, hˌuː kˈiːp æɾə wˈɛɹi dˈɪstəns, ænd ɡˈɔːl hˌɪm wɪð ðɛɹ dˈɑːɹts.