text_original: If such hewed off the melodious head of Orpheus, and hurled it into the Peneus waters, what may they not make of thee,—thee rhythmic merely, with no music but a sheepskin drum!—Maillard did not fail. Remarkable Maillard, if fame were not an accident, and History a distillation of Rumour, how remarkable wert thou! On the Elysian Fields, there is pause and fluctuation; but, for Maillard, no return.
text_transcription: IF SUCH HEWED OFF THE MELODIOUS HEAD OF ORPHEUS AND HURLED IT INTO THE PANUOUS WATERS WHAT MAY THEY NOT MAKE OF THEE THE RHYTHMIC MERELY WITH NO MUSIC BUT A SHEEPSKIN DRUM MY YARD DID NOT FAIL REMARKABLE MY YARD IF FAME WERE NOT AN ACCIDENT AND HISTORY A DISTILLATION OF RUMOUR HOW REMARKABLE WERT THOU ON THE ELYSIAN FIELDS THERE IS PAUSE AND FLUCTUATION BUT FOR MY ART NO RETURN
phonemes: ɪf sˈʌtʃ hjˈuːd ˈɔf ðə mɛlˈoʊdiəs hˈɛd ʌv ˈɔːɹfɪəs, ænd hˈɜːld ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ðə pˈɛnɪəs wˈɔːɾɚz, wˌʌt mˈeɪ ðeɪ nˌɑːt mˌeɪk ʌv ðˈiː,—ðiː ɹˈɪðmɪk mˈɪɹli, wɪð nˈoʊ mjˈuːzɪk bˌʌt ɐ ʃˈiːpskɪn dɹˈʌm!—mˈeɪlɑːɹd dɪdnˌɑːt fˈeɪl. ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl mˈeɪlɑːɹd, ɪf fˈeɪm wɜː nˌɑːt ɐn ˈæksɪdənt, ænd hˈɪstɚɹi ɐ dɪstɪlˈeɪʃən ʌv ɹˈuːmɚ, hˌaʊ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl wˈɜːt ðˈaʊ! ɔnðɪ ɛlˈɪʒən fˈiːldz, ðɛɹ ɪz pˈɔːz ænd flˌʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən; bˌʌt, fɔːɹ mˈeɪlɑːɹd, nˈoʊ ɹᵻtˈɜːn.