text_original: When relics of saints were first introduced, the relique mania was universal; they bought and they sold, and, like other collectors, made no scruple to _steal_ them.
text_transcription: WHEN RELICS OF SAINTS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED THE RELIC MANIA WAS UNIVERSAL THEY BOUGHT AND THEY SOLD AND LIKE OTHER COLLECTORS MADE NO SCRUPLE TO STEAL THEM
phonemes: wˌɛn ɹˈɛlɪks ʌv sˈeɪnts wɜː fˈɜːst ˌɪntɹədˈuːst, ðə ɹᵻlˈiːk mˈeɪniə wʌz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl; ðeɪ bˈɔːt ænd ðeɪ sˈoʊld, ænd, lˈaɪk ˈʌðɚ kəlˈɛktɚz, mˌeɪd nˈoʊ skɹˈuːpəl tə stˈiːl ðˌɛm.