text_original: He had seen the squalor and the romance of Mediaeval Eome vanish before the march of improvement ; and he had seen the triumph of the common  place and the utilitarian in many a scene where the melan  choly beauty of neglect and decay had once been dear to him.
text_transcription: HE HAD SEEN THE SQUALOR AND THE ROMANCE OF MEDIAEVAL ROME VANISH BEFORE THE MARCH OF IMPROVEMENT AND HE HAD SEEN THE TRIUMPH OF THE COMMONPLACE AND THE UTILITARIAN IN MANY A SCENE WHERE THE MELANCHOLY BEAUTY OF NEGLECT AND DECAY HAD ONCE BEEN DEAR TO HIM
phonemes: hiː hæd sˈiːn ðə skwˈɑːlɚ ænd ðə ɹoʊmˈæns ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl ˈiːɑːm vˈænɪʃ bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðə mˈɑːɹtʃ ʌv ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ; ænd hiː hæd sˈiːn ðə tɹˈaɪʌmf ʌvðə kˈɑːmən plˈeɪs ænd ðə jˌuːɾɪlɪtˈɛɹiən ɪn mˈɛni ɐ sˈiːn wˌɛɹ ðə mˈɛlæn kˈoʊli bjˈuːɾi ʌv nᵻɡlˈɛkt ænd dᵻkˈeɪ hæd wˈʌns bˌɪn dˈɪɹ tə hˌɪm.