text_original: Wagner would, it seems to me, have done well to have brought this pleasing reality home once again to his Germans, by means of a bold and graceful "Luther Comedy," for there were and are among the Germans many revilers of sensuality; and perhaps Luther's greatest merit lies just in the fact of his having had the courage of his sensuality (it used to be called, prettily enough, "evangelistic freedom'').
text_transcription: WAGNER WOULD IT SEEMS TO ME HAVE DONE WELL TO HAVE BROUGHT THIS PLEASING REALITY HOME ONCE AGAIN TO HIS GERMANS BY MEANS OF A BOLD AND GRACEFUL LUTHER COMEDY FOR THERE WERE AND ARE AMONG THE GERMANS MANY REVILERS OF SENSUALITY AND PERHAPS LUTHER'S GREATEST MERIT LIES JUST IN THE FACT OF HIS HAVING HAD THE COURAGE OF HIS SENSUALITY IT USED TO BE CALLED PRETTILY ENOUGH EVANGELISTIC FREEDOM
phonemes: wˈæɡnɚ wˈʊd, ɪt sˈiːmz tə mˌiː, hæv dˈʌn wˈɛl tə hæv bɹˈɔːt ðɪs plˈiːzɪŋ ɹɪˈælᵻɾi hˈoʊm wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn tə hɪz dʒˈɜːmənz, baɪ mˈiːnz əvə bˈoʊld ænd ɡɹˈeɪsfəl "lˈuːðɚ kˈɑːmədi," fɔːɹ ðɛɹwˌɜː ænd ɑːɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə dʒˈɜːmənz mˈɛni ɹᵻvˈaɪlɚz ʌv sˌɛnʃuːˈælᵻɾi; ænd pɚhˈæps lˈuːðɚz ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst mˈɛɹɪt lˈaɪz dʒˈʌst ɪnðə fˈækt ʌv hɪz hˌævɪŋ hæd ðə kˈɜːɹɪdʒ ʌv hɪz sˌɛnʃuːˈælᵻɾi (ɪt jˈuːzd təbi kˈɔːld, pɹˈɪɾili ɪnˈʌf, "ɪvˌændʒɪlˈɪstɪk fɹˈiːdəm).