text_original: But when the minds of men were debauched by the imposition of priestcraft to the most absurd pitch of credulity, the authors of romance arose, and losing sight of probability, filled their performances with the most monstrous hyperboles.
text_transcription: BUT WHEN THE MINDS OF MEN WERE DEBAUCHED BY THE IMPOSITION OF PRIESTCRAFT TO THE MOST ABSURD PITCH OF CREDULITY THE AUTHORS OF ROMANCE AROSE AND LOSING SIGHT OF PROBABILITY FILLED THEIR PERFORMANCES WITH THE MOST MONSTROUS HYPERBOLES
phonemes: bˌʌt wɛn ðə mˈaɪndz ʌv mˈɛn wɜː dᵻbˈɔːtʃt baɪ ðɪ ɪmpəzˈɪʃən ʌv pɹˈiːstkɹæft tə ðə mˈoʊst ɐbsˈɜːd pˈɪtʃ ʌv kɹɛdʒˈuːlᵻɾi, ðɪ ˈɔːθɚz ʌv ɹoʊmˈæns ɚɹˈoʊz, ænd lˈuːzɪŋ sˈaɪt ʌv pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi, fˈɪld ðɛɹ pɚfˈɔːɹmənsᵻz wɪððə mˈoʊst mˈɔnstɹəs haɪpˈɜːbəliz.