text_original: The merit of religious compositions appears, like this "Imitation of Jesus Christ," to consist in a simplicity inimical to the higher poetical embellishments; these are too human!
text_transcription: THE MERIT OF RELIGIOUS COMPOSITIONS APPEARS LIKE THIS IMITATION OF JESUS CHRIST TO CONSIST IN A SIMPLICITY INIMICAL TO THE HIGHER POETICAL EMBELLISHMENTS THESE ARE TOO HUMAN
phonemes: ðə mˈɛɹɪt ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃənz ɐpˈɪɹz, lˈaɪk ðˈɪs "ˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən ʌv dʒˈiːzəs kɹˈaɪst," tə kənsˈɪst ɪn ɐ sɪmplˈɪsᵻɾi ɪnˈɪmɪkəl tə ðə hˈaɪɚ poʊˈɛɾɪkəl ɛmbˈɛlɪʃmənts; ðiːz ɑːɹ tˈuː hjˈuːmən!