text_original: But to have made men sing in concert, in the streets, or at their work, and, merry or sad, on all occasions to tickle the ear with rhymes and touch the heart with emotion, was betraying no deficient knowledge of human nature.
text_transcription: BUT TO HAVE MADE MEN SING IN CONCERT IN THE STREETS OR AT THEIR WORK AND MERRY OR SAID ON ALL OCCASIONS TO TICKLE THE EAR WITH RHYMES AND TOUCH THE HEART WITH EMOTION WAS BETRAYING NO DEFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN NATURE
phonemes: bˌʌt tə hæv mˌeɪd mˈɛn sˈɪŋ ɪn kˈɑːnsɚt, ɪnðə stɹˈiːts, ɔːɹ æt ðɛɹ wˈɜːk, ænd, mˈɛɹi ɔːɹ sˈæd, ˌɔn ˈɔːl əkˈeɪʒənz tə tˈɪkəl ðɪ ˈɪɹ wɪð ɹˈaɪmz ænd tˈʌtʃ ðə hˈɑːɹt wɪð ɪmˈoʊʃən, wʌz bᵻtɹˈeɪɪŋ nˈoʊ dᵻfˈɪʃənt nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv hjˈuːmən nˈeɪtʃɚ.