text_original: Before them lay the wilderness, Behind them lay the strand. 248 THE OLD VILLAGE. Bravely they plunged into the waste By white foot never trod ; Bravely and busily they traced The village boundaries, and placed Their ploughs in virgin sod ; Built huts, and then a meeting house Where man might worship God.
text_transcription: BEFORE THEM LAY THE WILDERNESS BEHIND THEM LAY THE STRAND BRAVELY THEY PLUNGED INTO THE WASTE WHILE WHITEFOOT NEVER TROD BRAVELY AND BUSILY THEY TRACED THE VILLAGE BOUNDARIES AND PLACED THEIR PLOUGHS IN VIRGIN SOD BUILT HUTS AND THEN A MEETING HOUSE WHERE MEN MIGHT WORSHIP GOD
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðˌɛm lˈeɪ ðə wˈɪldɚnəs, bᵻhˌaɪnd ðˌɛm lˈeɪ ðə stɹˈænd. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt ðɪ ˈoʊld vˈɪlɪdʒ. bɹˈeɪvli ðeɪ plˈʌndʒd ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈeɪst baɪ wˈaɪt fˈʊt nˈɛvɚ tɹˈɑːd ; bɹˈeɪvli ænd bˈɪzᵻli ðeɪ tɹˈeɪst ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ bˈaʊndɚɹiz, ænd plˈeɪst ðɛɹ plˈaʊz ɪn vˈɜːdʒɪn sˈɑːd ; bˈɪlt hˈʌts, ænd ðˈɛn ɐ mˈiːɾɪŋ hˈaʊs wˌɛɹ mˈæn mˌaɪt wˈɜːʃɪp ɡˈɑːd.