text_original: The gods conceived as friends of spectacles of cruelty — oh, how far does this primeval conception ex  tend even nowadays into our European civilisation!
text_transcription: THE GODS CONCEIVED AS FRIENDS OF SPECTACLES OF CRUELTY OH HOW FAR DOES THIS PRIMEVAL CONCEPTION EXTEND EVEN NOWADAYS INTO OUR EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION
phonemes: ðə ɡˈɑːdz kənsˈiːvd æz fɹˈɛndz ʌv spˈɛktəkəlz ʌv kɹˈuːəlti — ˈoʊ, hˌaʊ fˈɑːɹ dˈʌz ðɪs pɹaɪmˈiːvəl kənsˈɛpʃən ˈɛks tˈɛnd ˈiːvən nˈaʊədˌeɪz ˌɪntʊ ˌaʊɚ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən!