text_original: This is an excellent elucidation of the truth of that precept of Johnson which respects religious poetry; but of which the author of "Calvary" seemed not to have been sensible. 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: THIS IS AN EXCELLENT ELUCIDATION OF THE TRUTH OF THAT PRECEPT OF JOHNSON WHICH RESPECTS RELIGIOUS POETRY BUT OF WHICH THE AUTHOR OF CALVARY SEEMED NOT TO HAVE BEEN SENSIBLE 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: ðɪs ɪz ɐn ˈɛksələnt ᵻlˌuːsɪdˈeɪʃən ʌvðə tɹˈuːθ ʌv ðæt pɹˈiːsɛpt ʌv dʒˈɑːnsən wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻspˈɛkts ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pˈoʊɪtɹi; bˌʌt ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv "kˈælvɚɹi" sˈiːmd nˌɑːt tə hɐvbɪn sˈɛnsᵻbəl. 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!