text_original: Yes, although the Saviour's earthly feet never entered [the city, every hill and every valley within and without those crumbling walls has interw^oven itself so closely with the story of His life — through the work of Hia saints and martyrs— that it is nowise strange if the scenes and images of the sacred story seem nearer and more vivid in Eome than in any other place on earth, not excepting Jerusalem.
text_transcription: YES ALTHOUGH THE SAVIOUR'S EARTHLY FEET NEVER ENTERED THE CITY EVERY HILL AND EVERY VALLEY WITHIN AND WITHOUT THOSE CRUMBLING WALLS HAS INTERWOVEN ITSELF SO CLOSELY WITH THE STORY OF HIS LIFE THROUGH THE WORK OF HIS SAINTS AND MARTYRS THAT IT IS NO WISE STRANGE IF THE SCENES AND IMAGES OF THE SACRED STORY SEEM NEARER AND MORE VIVID IN ROME THAN IN ANY OTHER PLACE ON EARTH NOT EXCEPTING JERUSALEM
phonemes: jˈɛs, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə sˈeɪvjɚz ˈɜːθli fˈiːt nˈɛvɚɹ ˈɛntɚd [ðə sˈɪɾi, ˈɛvɹi hˈɪl ænd ˈɛvɹi vˈæli wɪðˌɪn ænd wɪðˌaʊt ðoʊz kɹˈʌmblɪŋ wˈɔːlz hɐz ɪntˈɜːwə ˈʌvən ɪtsˈɛlf sˌoʊ klˈoʊsli wɪððə stˈɔːɹi ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf — θɹuː ðə wˈɜːk ʌv hˈiə sˈeɪnts ænd mˈɑːɹɾɚz— ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz nˈoʊaɪz stɹˈeɪndʒ ɪf ðə sˈiːnz ænd ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə sˈeɪkɹɪd stˈɔːɹi sˈiːm nˈɪɹɚ ænd mˈɔːɹ vˈɪvɪd ɪn ˈiːɑːm ðɐn ɪn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪs ˌɔn ˈɜːθ, nˌɑːt ɛksˈɛptɪŋ dʒɚɹˈuːsələm.