text_original: We strive hard to better Nature, to make new designs, to evolve fresh beauty; but with all our skill and experiments we have yet to improve on the cone as a design, with its rhythmic re iteration of the one small motif and the perfection of its proportions.
text_transcription: WE STRIVE HARD TO BETTER NATURE TO MAKE NEW DESIGNS TO EVOLVE FRESH BEAUTY BUT WITH ALL OUR SKILL AND EXPERIMENTS WE HAVE YET TO IMPROVE ON THE CONE AS A DESIGN WITH ITS RHYTHMIC REITERATION OF THE ONE SMALL MOTIF AND THE PERFECTION OF ITS PROPORTIONS
phonemes: wiː stɹˈaɪv hˈɑːɹd tə bˈɛɾɚ nˈeɪtʃɚ, tə mˌeɪk nˈuː dɪzˈaɪnz, tʊ ɪvˈɑːlv fɹˈɛʃ bjˈuːɾi; bˌʌt wɪð ˈɔːl ˌaʊɚ skˈɪl ænd ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts wiː hæv jˈɛt tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ɔnðə kˈoʊn æz ɐ dɪzˈaɪn, wɪð ɪts ɹˈɪðmɪk ɹˌiː ˌɪɾɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə wˈʌn smˈɔːl moʊtˈiːf ænd ðə pɚfˈɛkʃən ʌv ɪts pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənz.