text_original: For any one who reads of the methods followed by Saint Gregory and the other heads of the Christian religion, will perceive with what animosity they pursued all ancient memorials; burning the works of poets and historians; breaking images; and destroying whatsoever else afforded any trace of antiquity. So that if to this persecution a new language had been joined, it must soon have been found that everything was forgotten.
text_transcription: FOR ANY ONE WHO READS OF THE METHODS FOLLOWED BY SAINT GREGORY AND THE OTHER HEADS OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION WILL PERCEIVE WITH WHAT ANIMOSITY THEY PURSUED ALL ANCIENT MEMORIALS BURNING THE WORKS OF POETS AND HISTORIANS BREAKING IMAGES AND DESTROYING WHATSOEVER ELSE AFFORDED ANY TRACE OF ANTIQUITY SO THAT IF TO THIS PERSECUTION A NEW LANGUAGE HAD BEEN JOINED IT MUST SOON HAVE BEEN FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS FORGOTTEN
phonemes: fɔːɹ ˌɛni wˈʌn hˌuː ɹˈiːdz ʌvðə mˈɛθədz fˈɑːloʊd baɪ sˈeɪnt ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ænd ðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈɛdz ʌvðə kɹˈɪstʃən ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, wɪl pɚsˈiːv wɪð wʌt ˌænɪmˈɔsᵻɾi ðeɪ pɚsˈuːd ˈɔːl ˈeɪntʃənt məmˈɔːɹɪəlz; bˈɜːnɪŋ ðə wˈɜːks ʌv pˈoʊɪts ænd hɪstˈɔːɹiənz; bɹˈeɪkɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz; ænd dᵻstɹˈɔɪɪŋ wʌtsˌoʊˈɛvɚɹ ˈɛls ɐfˈɔːɹdᵻd ˌɛni tɹˈeɪs ʌv æntˈɪkwᵻɾi. sˌoʊ ðæt ɪf tə ðɪs pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən ɐ nˈuː lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ hɐdbɪn dʒˈɔɪnd, ɪt mˈʌst sˈuːn hɐvbɪn fˈaʊnd ðæt ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ wʌz fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩.