text_original: "On a parallel principle," says Thomas Warton, "and if any artificial aids to devotion were to be allowed, he might at least have retained the use of pictures in the church." But it was decreed that statues should be mutilated of "their fair proportions," and painted glass be dashed into pieces, while the congregation were to sing!
text_transcription: ON A PARALLEL PRINCIPLE SAYS THOMAS WARTON AND IF ANY ARTIFICIAL AIDS TO DEVOTION WERE TO BE ALLOWED HE MIGHT AT LEAST HAVE RETAINED THE USE OF PICTURES IN THE CHURCH BUT IT WAS DECREED THAT STATUES SHOULD BE MUTILATED OF THEIR FAIR PROPORTIONS AND PAINTED GLASS BE DASHED INTO PIECES WHILE THE CONGREGATION WERE TO SING
phonemes: "ˌɔn ɐ pˈæɹəlˌɛl pɹˈɪnsɪpəl," sˈɛz tˈɑːməs wˈɔːɹtən, "ænd ɪf ˌɛni ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl ˈeɪdz tə dɪvˈoʊʃən wɜː təbi ɐlˈaʊd, hiː mˌaɪt æt lˈiːst hæv ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ðə jˈuːs ʌv pˈɪktʃɚz ɪnðə tʃˈɜːtʃ." bˌʌt ɪt wʌz dᵻkɹˈiːd ðæt stˈætʃuːz ʃˌʊd biː mjˈuːɾᵻlˌeɪɾᵻd ʌv "ðɛɹ fˈɛɹ pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənz," ænd pˈeɪntᵻd ɡlˈæs biː dˈæʃt ˌɪntʊ pˈiːsᵻz, wˌaɪl ðə kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən wɜː tə sˈɪŋ!