text_original: Such was the vigil of the year sixteen hundred. On this night, and at the tenth hour, a man of striking and venerable appearance was seen to emerge upon a small wooden balcony, projecting from a bay window near the top of a picturesque structure situated at the southern extremity of London Bridge. The old man's beard and hair were as white as snow  the former descending almost to his girdle; so were the thick, overhanging brows that shaded his still piercing eyes.
text_transcription: SUCH WAS THE VIGIL OF THE YEAR SIXTEEN HUNDRED ON THIS NIGHT AND AT THE TENTH HOUR A MAN OF STRIKING AND VENERABLE APPEARANCE WAS SEEN TO EMERGE UPON A SMALL WOODEN BALCONY PROJECTING FROM A BAY WINDOW NEAR THE TOP OF A PICTURESQUE STRUCTURE SITUATED AT THE SOUTHERN EXTREMITY OF LONDON BRIDGE THE OLD MAN'S BEARD AND HAIR WERE AS WHITE AS SNOW THE FORMER DESCENDING ALMOST TO HIS GIRDLE SO WERE THE THICK OVERHANGING BROWS THAT SHADED HIS STILL PIERCING EYES
phonemes: sˈʌtʃ wʌzðə vˈɪdʒɪl ʌvðə jˈɪɹ sˈɪkstiːn hˈʌndɹɪd. ˌɔn ðɪs nˈaɪt, ænd æt ðə tˈɛnθ ˈaʊɚ, ɐ mˈæn ʌv stɹˈaɪkɪŋ ænd vˈɛnɚɹəbəl ɐpˈɪɹəns wʌz sˈiːn tʊ ɪmˈɜːdʒ əpˌɑːn ɐ smˈɔːl wˈʊdən bˈælkəni, pɹədʒˈɛktɪŋ fɹʌm ɐ bˈeɪ wˈɪndoʊ nˌɪɹ ðə tˈɑːp əvə pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk stɹˈʌktʃɚ sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə sˈʌðɚn ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ʌv lˈʌndən bɹˈɪdʒ. ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈænz bˈɪɹd ænd hˈɛɹ wɜːɹ æz wˈaɪt æz snˈoʊ ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ dᵻsˈɛndɪŋ ˈɔːlmoʊst tə hɪz ɡˈɜːdəl; sˌoʊ wɜː ðə θˈɪk, ˌoʊvɚhˈæŋɪŋ bɹˈaʊz ðæt ʃˈeɪdᵻd hɪz stˈɪl pˈɪɹsɪŋ ˈaɪz.