text_original: Above the stairs towered the great statue of a man on horseback. He was dressed in a sort of tunic, and in his uplifted arm he carried a scroll as if for the people to read. His face was turned toward me, and I marveled even in that wild moment that the unknown sculptor could have caught such an expression of appeal.
text_transcription: ABOVE THE STAIRS TOWERED THE GREAT STATUE OF A MAN ON HORSEBACK HE WAS DRESSED IN A SORT OF TUNIC AND IN HIS UPLIFTED ARM HE CARRIED A SCROLL AS IF FOR THE PEOPLE TO READ HIS FACE WAS TURNED TOWARDS ME AND I MARVELLED EVEN IN THAT WILD MOMENT THAT THE UNKNOWN SCULPTOR COULD HAVE CAUSED SUCH AN EXPRESSION OF APPEAL
phonemes: əbˌʌv ðə stˈɛɹz tˈaʊɚd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt stˈætʃuː əvə mˈæn ˌɔn hˈɔːɹsbæk. hiː wʌz dɹˈɛst ɪn ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv tˈuːnɪk, ænd ɪn hɪz ʌplˈɪftᵻd ˈɑːɹm hiː kˈæɹid ɐ skɹˈoʊl æz ɪf fɚðə pˈiːpəl tə ɹˈiːd. hɪz fˈeɪs wʌz tˈɜːnd təwˈɔːɹd mˌiː, ænd aɪ mˈɑːɹvəld ˈiːvən ɪn ðæt wˈaɪld mˈoʊmənt ðætðɪ ʌnnˈoʊn skˈʌlptɚ kˌʊdɐv kˈɔːt sˈʌtʃ ɐn ɛkspɹˈɛʃən ʌv ɐpˈiːl.