text_original: But it is remarkable that Lowell gave the world almost no metrical translations. Shortly after his return his wife died (Oct. 27, 1853) after a slow decline. In reference to this bereavement Longfellow wrote his beautiful poem, "The Two Angels."
text_transcription: BUT IT IS REMARKABLE THAT LOWELL GAVE THE WORLD ALMOST NO METRICAL TRANSLATIONS SHORTLY AFTER HIS RETURN HIS WIFE DIED OCTOBER TWENTY SEVENTH EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE AFTER A SLOW DECLINE IN REFERENCE TO THIS BEREAVEMENT LONGFELLOW WROTE HIS BEAUTIFUL POEM THE TWO ANGELS
phonemes: bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl ðæt lˈoʊɛl ɡˈeɪv ðə wˈɜːld ˈɔːlmoʊst nˈoʊ mˈɛtɹɪkəl tɹænslˈeɪʃənz. ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn hɪz wˈaɪf dˈaɪd (ˈɑːkt. twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː) ˈæftɚɹ ɐ slˈoʊ dᵻklˈaɪn. ɪn ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðɪs bˈɛɹiːvmənt lˈɔŋfɪlˌoʊ ɹˈoʊt hɪz bjˈuːɾifəl pˈoʊᵻm, "ðə tˈuː ˈeɪndʒəlz."