text_original: As learning advanced, and genius received cultivation, these stories were embellished with the graces of poetry, that they might the better recommend themselves to the attention; they were sung in public, at festivals, for the instruction and delight of the audience; and rehearsed before battle, as incentives to deeds of glory. Thus tragedy and the epic muse were born, and, in the progress of taste, arrived at perfection.
text_transcription: AS LEARNING ADVANCED AND GENIUS RECEIVED CULTIVATION THESE STORIES WERE EMBELLISHED WITH THE GRACES OF POETRY THAT THEY MIGHT THE BETTER RECOMMEND THEMSELVES TO THE ATTENTION THEY WERE SUNG IN PUBLIC AT FESTIVALS FOR THE INSTRUCTION AND DELIGHT OF THE AUDIENCE AND REHEARSED BEFORE BATTLE AS INCENTIVES TO DEEDS OF GLORY THUS TRAGEDY AND THE EPIC MUSE WERE BORN AND IN THE PROGRESS OF TASTE ARRIVED AT PERFECTION
phonemes: æz lˈɜːnɪŋ ɐdvˈænst, ænd dʒˈiːnɪəs ɹᵻsˈiːvd kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən, ðiːz stˈɔːɹiz wɜːɹ ɛmbˈɛlɪʃt wɪððə ɡɹˈeɪsᵻz ʌv pˈoʊɪtɹi, ðæt ðeɪ mˌaɪt ðə bˈɛɾɚ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz tə ðɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən; ðeɪ wɜː sˈʌŋ ɪn pˈʌblɪk, æt fˈɛstɪvəlz, fɚðɪ ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən ænd dᵻlˈaɪt ʌvðɪ ˈɔːdiəns; ænd ɹᵻhˈɜːst bᵻfˌɔːɹ bˈæɾəl, æz ɪnsˈɛntɪvz tə dˈiːdz ʌv ɡlˈɔːɹi. ðˈʌs tɹˈædʒədi ænd ðɪ ˈɛpɪk mjˈuːz wɜː bˈɔːɹn, ænd, ɪnðə pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ʌv tˈeɪst, ɚɹˈaɪvd æt pɚfˈɛkʃən.