text_original: At this time it resembled nothing so much as a long canal, lined on the right bv Danish and Norwegian 36 HANS OF ICELAND. ships, and on the left by foreign vessels, as prescribed by law. lu the background lay the town, situated on a well  cultivated plain, and crowned by the lofty spires of the cathedral.
text_transcription: AT THIS TIME IT RESEMBLED NOTHING SO MUCH AS A LONG CANAL LINED ON THE RIGHT BY DANISH AND NORWEGIAN SHIPS AND ON THE LEFT BY FOREIGN VESSELS AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN THE BACKGROUND LAY THE TOWN SITUATED ON A WELL CULTIVATED PLAIN AND CROWNED BY THE LOFTY SPIRES OF THE CATHEDRAL
phonemes: æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ɪt ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld nˈʌθɪŋ sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ æz ɐ lˈɔŋ kənˈæl, lˈaɪnd ɔnðə ɹˈaɪt bˌiːvˈiː dˈeɪnɪʃ ænd nɔːɹwˈiːdʒən θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks hˈænz ʌv ˈaɪslənd. ʃˈɪps, ænd ɔnðə lˈɛft baɪ fˈɔːɹən vˈɛsəlz, æz pɹɪskɹˈaɪbd baɪ lˈɔː. lˈuː ðə bˈækɡɹaʊnd lˈeɪ ðə tˈaʊn, sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn ɐ wˈɛl kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd plˈeɪn, ænd kɹˈaʊnd baɪ ðə lˈɔfti spˈaɪɚz ʌvðə kɐθˈiːdɹəl.