text_original: lie had seen many of those monuments of Eepublic and Empire emerge from the heaped up earth of ages ; had seen hills cut down, and vaXeys laid bare ; some picturesque spots made less picturesque; other places redeemed from ruin.
text_transcription: HE HAD SEEN MANY OF THOSE MONUMENTS OF REPUBLICAN EMPIRE EMERGE FROM THE HEAPED UP EARTH OF AGES HAD SEEN HILLS CUT DOWN AND VALLEYS LAID BARE SOME PICTURESQUE SPOTS MADE LESS PICTURESQUE OTHER PLACES REDEEMED FROM RUIN
phonemes: lˈaɪ hæd sˈiːn mˈɛnɪəv ðoʊz mˈɑːnjuːmənts ʌv iːpˈʌblɪk ænd ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪmˈɜːdʒ fɹʌmðə hˈiːpt ˌʌp ˈɜːθ ʌv ˈeɪdʒᵻz ; hæd sˈiːn hˈɪlz kˈʌt dˈaʊn, ænd vˈɑː zˈeɪz lˈeɪd bˈɛɹ ; sˌʌm pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk spˈɑːts mˌeɪd lˈɛs pˌɪktʃɚɹˈɛsk; ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪsᵻz ɹᵻdˈiːmd fɹʌm ɹˈuːɪn.