text_original: In 1851 Lowell visited Europe, and spent upwards of a year widening his acquaintance with the polite languages. But it is remarkable that Lowell gave the world almost no metrical translations. Shortly after his return his wife died (Oct.
text_transcription: IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY ONE LOWELL VISITED EUROPE AND SPENT UPWARDS OF A YEAR WIDENING HIS ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE POLITE LANGUAGES BUT IT IS REMARKABLE THAT LOWELL GAVE THE WORLD ALMOST NO METRICAL TRANSLATIONS SHORTLY AFTER HIS RETURN HIS WIFE DIED OCT
phonemes: ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn lˈoʊɛl vˈɪzɪɾᵻd jˈʊɹɹəp, ænd spˈɛnt ˈʌpwɚdz əvə jˈɪɹ wˈaɪdənɪŋ hɪz ɐkwˈeɪntəns wɪððə pəlˈaɪt lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz. bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl ðæt lˈoʊɛl ɡˈeɪv ðə wˈɜːld ˈɔːlmoʊst nˈoʊ mˈɛtɹɪkəl tɹænslˈeɪʃənz. ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn hɪz wˈaɪf dˈaɪd (ˈɑːkt.