text_original: It merits observation, that the _Northern Poets_ could not exalt their imagination higher than that the water SMILED, while the modern Italian, having before his eyes _a different Spring_, found no difficulty in agreeing with the ancients, that the waves LAUGHED.
text_transcription: IT MERITS OBSERVATION THAT THE NORTHERN POETS COULD NOT EXALT THEIR IMAGINATION HIGHER THAN THAT THE WATER SMILED WHILE THE MODERN ITALIAN HAVING BEFORE HIS EYES A DIFFERENT SPRING FOUND NO DIFFICULTY IN AGREEING WITH THE ANCIENTS THAT THE WAVES LAUGHED
phonemes: ɪt mˈɛɹɪts ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən, ðætðə nˈɔːɹðɚn pˈoʊɪts kʊd nˌɑːt ɛɡzˈɑːlt ðɛɹ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən hˈaɪɚ ðɐn ðætðə wˈɔːɾɚ smˈaɪld, wˌaɪl ðə mˈɑːdɚn ɪtˈæliən, hˌævɪŋ bᵻfˌɔːɹ hɪz ˈaɪz ɐ dˈɪfɹənt spɹˈɪŋ, fˈaʊnd nˈoʊ dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪn ɐɡɹˈiːɪŋ wɪððɪ ˈeɪntʃənts, ðætðə wˈeɪvz lˈæft.