text_original: _Traveller_. Akenside illustrates the native impulse of genius by a simile of Memnon's marble statue, sounding its lyre at the touch of the sun: For as old Memnon's image, long renown'd By fabling Nilus, to the quivering touch Of Titan's ray, with each repulsive string Consenting, sounded through the warbling air Unbidden strains; even so did nature's hand, &c.
text_transcription: TRAVELLER AKENSIDE ILLUSTRATES THE NATIVE IMPULSE OF GENIUS BY A SIMILE OF MEMNON'S MARBLE STATUE SOUNDING ITS LYRE AT THE TOUCH OF THE SUN FOR AS OLD MEMNON'S IMAGE LONG RENOWNED BY FABLING NIHILIS TO THE QUIVERING TOUCH OF TITAN'S RAY WITH EACH REPULSIVE STRING CONSENTING SOUNDED THROUGH THE WARBLING AIR UNBIDDEN STRAINS EVEN SO DID NATURE'S HAND ET
phonemes: tɹˈævəlɚ. ˈeɪkənsˌaɪd ˈɪləstɹˌeɪts ðə nˈeɪɾɪv ˈɪmpʌls ʌv dʒˈiːnɪəs baɪ ɐ sˈɪmɪli ʌv mˈɛmnɑːnz mˈɑːɹbəl stˈætʃuː, sˈaʊndɪŋ ɪts lˈaɪɚɹ æt ðə tˈʌtʃ ʌvðə sˈʌn: fɔːɹ æz ˈoʊld mˈɛmnɑːnz ˈɪmɪdʒ, lˈɔŋ ɹᵻnˈaʊnd baɪ fˈeɪblɪŋ nˈɪləs, tə ðə kwˈɪvɚɹɪŋ tˈʌtʃ ʌv tˈaɪtənz ɹˈeɪ, wɪð ˈiːtʃ ɹᵻpˈʌlsɪv stɹˈɪŋ kənsˈɛntɪŋ, sˈaʊndᵻd θɹuː ðə wˈɔːɹblɪŋ ˈɛɹ ʌnbˈɪdən stɹˈeɪnz; ˈiːvən sˌoʊ dˈɪd nˈeɪtʃɚz hˈænd, ænd sˈiː.